(past & past part. stayed or staid; pres. part. staying)
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Stay the same; remain in a certain state. Synonyms:remain, rest."Rest assured" , "Stay alone" , "He remained unmoved by her tears" , "The bad weather continued for another week"
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Stay put (in a certain place). Synonyms:stay put, stick, stick around."Stay put in the corner here!" , "Stick around and you will learn something!"
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Dwell. Synonyms:abide, bide."Stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
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Continue in a place, position, or situation. Synonyms:continue, remain, stay on."Stay with me, please" , "Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year" , "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
Continuing or remaining in a place or state. "A lengthy hospital stay" , "A four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
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The state of inactivity following an interruption. Synonyms:arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage."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"
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A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted.
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A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset).
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(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar.
... Jarriquez, who possessed this indubitable proof, arranged with the chief of the police, and declined to allow Joam Dacosta, while waiting new instructions from Rio Janeiro, to stay in any prison ... — Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon • Jules Verne Read full book for free!
... European populace; and now, for my own part, I don't care what more they do; they may drain Loch Katrine, drink Loch Lomond, and blow all Wales and Cumberland into a heap of slate shingle; the world is wide enough yet to find me some refuge during the days appointed for me to stay in it. But it is no less my duty, in the cause of those to whom the sweet landscapes of England are yet precious, and to whom they may yet teach what they taught me, in early boyhood, and would still if I had ... — On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) - A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature • John Ruskin Read full book for free!
... in the tone of one repudiating all responsibility. She bent over the girl with a slightly wry smile, and kissed her forehead. "Good-bye, dearest! I shouldn't encourage him to stay long, if I were you. And I think you would be wise to call him Captain Ratcliffe now that you are living a civilised life ... — The Way of an Eagle • Ethel M. Dell Read full book for free!
... and wrought for him for sae mony years, since the time he sat on my knee smiling in my face, as if he said, I will comfort you when you are old, and will be your stay and support? Was that smile then a lee, put there by the devil, wha has gi'en him the ... — Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, XXII • various Read full book for free!
... such dialogues that we passed away the interval between our amorous transports on the last five or six nights of my stay. Her sister slept, or pretended to sleep. When I left Clementine I went to bed and did not rise till late, and then I spent the whole day with her either in private or with the family. It was a happy time. How could I, as free as the air, a perfect master of my movements, of my own free will ... — The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Read full book for free!
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