Stay ¹

Definition: To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

Stay ²

Definition: To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

Stay ³

Definition: To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.

Stay ⁴

Definition: To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.

Stay ⁵

Definition: To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

Stay ⁶

Definition: To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

Stay ⁷

Definition: To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Stay ⁸

Definition: To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.

Stay ⁹

Definition: To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.

Stay ¹⁰

Definition: To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

Stay ¹¹

Definition: To continue in a state.

Stay ¹²

Definition: To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.

Stay ¹³

Definition: To dwell; to tarry; to linger.

Stay ¹⁴

Definition: To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.

Stay ¹⁵

Definition: To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.

Stay ¹⁶

Definition: To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.

Stay ¹⁷

Definition: To change tack; as a ship.

Stay ¹⁸

Definition: That which serves as a prop; a support.

Stay ¹⁹

Definition: A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.

Stay ²⁰

Definition: Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.

Stay ²¹

Definition: Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.

Stay ²²

Definition: Hindrance; let; check.

Stay ²³

Definition: Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Stay ²⁴

Definition: Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.

stay ²⁵

Definition: 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"

stay ²⁶

Definition: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

stay ²⁷

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

stay ²⁸

Definition: 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"

stay ²⁹

Definition: 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"

stay ³⁰

Definition: 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"

stay ³¹

Definition: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

stay ³²

Definition: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"

stay ³³

Definition: fasten with stays

stay ³⁴

Definition: 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!"

stay ³⁵

Definition: remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

stay ³⁶

Definition: stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"

stay ³⁷

Definition: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"

stay ³⁸

Definition: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

stay ³⁹

Definition: 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"

stay ⁴⁰

Definition: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"