Main entry: stay
Definition: continuing or remaining in a place or state
Usage: they had a nice stay in Paris; a lengthy hospital stay; a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
Main entry: stay
Definition: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Main entry: stay
Definition: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
Main entry: stay
Definition: a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
Usage: the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
Main entry: arrest, stop, stoppage, check, halt, hitch, stay
Definition: the state of inactivity following an interruption
Usage: the negotiations were in arrest; held them in check; during the halt he got some lunch; the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow; he spent the entire stop in his seat
Main entry: remain, rest, stay
Definition: stay the same; remain in a certain state
Usage: The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it; rest assured; stay alone; He remained unmoved by her tears; The bad weather continued for another week
Main entry: stay, delay, detain
Definition: stop or halt
Usage: Please stay the bloodshed!
Main entry: quell, appease, stay
Definition: overcome or allay
Usage: quell my hunger
Main entry: stay
Definition: fasten with stays
Main entry: stick, stick around, stay, stay put
Definition: stay put (in a certain place)
Usage: We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati; Stay put in the corner here!; Stick around and you will learn something!
Main entry: stay
Definition: remain behind
Usage: I had to stay at home and watch the children
Main entry: stay
Definition: stop a judicial process
Usage: The judge stayed the execution order
Main entry: last out, outride, stay, ride out
Definition: hang on during a trial of endurance
Usage: ride out the storm
Definition: dwell
Usage: You can stay with me while you are in town; stay a bit longer--the day is still young
Main entry: remain, stay, stay on, continue
Definition: continue in a place, position, or situation
Usage: After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser; Stay with me, please; despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year; She continued as deputy mayor for another year
Main entry: remain, stay, persist
Definition: stay behind
Usage: The smell stayed in the room; The hostility remained long after they made up