Associations to the word «Stay»

STAY, noun. (nautical) A strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.

STAY, noun. A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

STAY, noun. (chain-cable) The transverse piece in a link.

STAY, verb. (transitive) (nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.

STAY, verb. (transitive) (nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) (nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

STAY, verb. (transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

STAY, verb. (transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.

STAY, verb. (transitive) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.

STAY, verb. (transitive) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.

STAY, verb. (transitive) To hold the attention of.

STAY, verb. (transitive) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.

STAY, verb. (transitive) To wait for; await.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To rest; depend; rely.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To come to an end; cease.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To make a stand; stand.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for an indefinite time; sojourn; abide.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To wait; rest in patience or expectation.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.

STAY, verb. (intransitive) To continue to have a particular quality.

STAY, verb. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

STAY, verb. (obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

STAY, verb. To cause to cease; to put an end to.

STAY, verb. To fasten or secure with stays.

STAY, noun. A prop; a support.

STAY, noun. (archaic) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

STAY, noun. That which holds or restrains; obstacle; check; hindrance; restraint.

STAY, noun. A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.

STAY, noun. (archaic) A standstill; a state of rest; entire cessation of motion or progress.

STAY, noun. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.

STAY, noun. A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.

STAY, noun. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.

STAY, noun. (nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.

STAY, noun. Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

STAY, noun. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.

STAY, noun. (obsolete) Hindrance; let; check.

STAY, adjective. (UK dialectal) Steep; ascending.

STAY, adjective. (UK dialectal) (of a roof) Steeply pitched.

STAY, adjective. (UK dialectal) Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.

STAY, adjective. (UK dialectal) Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.

STAY, adverb. (UK dialectal) Steeply.

STAY AT HOME, adjective. Alternative spelling of stay-at-home

STAY AT HOME, noun. A person who prefers to stay at home rather than socialise

STAY AT HOME, verb. Not to vote in an election; not to turn out; not to make it to the polls

STAY AT HOME, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see stay,‎ at,‎ home.

STAY BEHIND, noun. Alternative form of stay-behind

STAY BEHIND, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see stay,‎ behind.

STAY BEHIND, verb. (idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave.

STAY BEHIND, verb. To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.

STAY BEHINDS, noun. Plural of stay behind

STAY HUNGRY, verb. (idiomatic) To maintain a strong motivation to achieve or compete; to avoid complacency.

STAY IN, verb. To remain at home, to not leave one's home.

STAY ON, verb. (idiomatic) to continue in a place or situation, while others leave.

STAY OUT, verb. To spend the evening out of one's house

STAY OVER, verb. Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.

STAY PUT, verb. (idiomatic) To remain in one fixed place

STAY THE COURSE, verb. (idiomatic) To persist or continue.

STAY THE DISTANCE, verb. (idiomatic) To persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult.

STAY THE NIGHT, verb. To spend a night at someone else's home.

STAY TUNED, verb. (idiomatic) To remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.

STAY TUNED, verb. (idiomatic) (by extension) (often as imperative) To wait or remain alert (for new developments or for further information).

STAY UP, verb. To remain awake, to not go to bed.

STAY UP, verb. To maintain an erection.

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

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

STAY, verb. 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, verb. 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, verb. Dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young".

STAY, verb. 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, verb. Remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children".

STAY, verb. Stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!".

STAY, verb. Stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up".

STAY, verb. Hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm".

STAY, verb. Stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order".

STAY, verb. Fasten with stays.

STAY, verb. Overcome or allay; "quell my hunger".