Noun | 1. | stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" |
2. | stay - a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" | |
3. | stay - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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" | |
4. | stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | |
5. | stay - a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | |
Verb | 1. | stay - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "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" Antonyms: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
2. | stay - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" Antonyms: move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" | |
3. | stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" | |
4. | stay - continue in a place, position, or situation; "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" | |
5. | stay - remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" Antonyms: | |
6. | stay - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" | |
7. | stay - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" | |
8. | stay - a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" | |
9. | stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" | |
10. | stay - fasten with stays | |
11. | stay - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" |