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stay

(st/eI/ )

noun (n)

continuing or remaining in a place or state(noun.act)

Example:
They had a nice stay in Paris.
A lengthy hospital stay.
A four-month stay in bankruptcy court.

source: wordnet30
the state of inactivity following an interruption(noun.state)

Example:
The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow.

Synonym:
arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage

source: wordnet30
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted(noun.communication)

Example:
The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court.

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a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)(noun.artifact)

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(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.(noun)

source: webster1913
That which serves as a prop; a support.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

stay the same; remain in a certain state(verb.change)

Example:
Stay alone.

Synonym:
remain, rest
Antonym:
change

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stay put (in a certain place)(verb.motion)

Example:
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati.
Stay put in the corner here!.

Synonym:
stay put, stick, stick around
Antonym:
move

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dwell(verb.stative)

Example:
You can stay with me while you are in town.
Stay a bit longer--the day is still young.

Synonym:
abide, bide

source: wordnet30
continue in a place, position, or situation(verb.stative)

Example:
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser.
Stay with me, please.

Synonym:
continue, remain, stay on

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remain behind(verb.motion)

Example:
I had to stay at home and watch the children.

Antonym:
depart, quit, take leave

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stop or halt(verb.change)

Example:
Please stay the bloodshed!.

Synonym:
delay, detain

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stay behind(verb.stative)

Example:
The smell stayed in the room.

Synonym:
persist, remain

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hang on during a trial of endurance(verb.stative)

Synonym:
last out, outride, ride out

source: wordnet30
stop a judicial process(verb.social)

Example:
The judge stayed the execution order.

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fasten with stays(verb.contact)

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overcome or allay(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
appease, quell

source: wordnet30
To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.(verb)

source: webster1913
To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.(verb)

source: webster1913

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