stay

Meanings

• 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"
• the state of inactivity following an interruption
  • "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
• 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"
• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
• stay the same; remain in a certain state
  • "stay alone"
• stay put (in a certain place)
  • "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"
  • "Stay put in the corner here!"
• dwell
  • "You can stay with me while you are in town"
  • "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
• continue in a place, position, or situation
  • "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"
  • "Stay with me, please"
• remain behind
  • "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
• stop or halt
  • "Please stay the bloodshed!"
• stay behind
  • "The smell stayed in the room"
• hang on during a trial of endurance
• stop a judicial process
  • "The judge stayed the execution order"
• fasten with stays
• overcome or allay

Synonyms

abide, appease, arrest, bide, check, continue, delay, detain, halt, hitch, last out, outride, persist, quell, remain, rest, ride out, stay on, stay put, stick, stick around, stop, stoppage