stay
n 1: continuing or remaining in a place; "they had a nice stay in
Paris"
2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check";
"during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire
stay in his room" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {hitch},
{stop}, {stoppage}]
3: a judicial order forbidding some action until an event
occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the
power to stay and injunction pending an appeal to the
whole Court"
4: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a
garment (e.g. a corset)
5: (nautical) a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for
a mast or spar
6: the act of stopping (usually stopping motion); "the heart
was in arrest"; "war caused a check in the company's
growth"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the
blow" [syn: {arrest}, {check}]
v 1: 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"
[syn: {remain}, {rest}] [ant: {change}]
2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit;
we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner
here!" [syn: {stick}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
3: dwell (archaic); "You can stay with me while you are in
town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {bide},
{abide}]
4: 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" [syn: {stay on},
{continue}, {remain}]
5: remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the
children" [ant: {depart}]
6: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: {detain}, {delay}]
7: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility
remained long after they made up" [syn: {persist}, {remain}]
8: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {last out},
{ride out}, {outride}]
9: stop a judicial process: "The judge stayed the execution
order"
10: fasten with stays
11: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: {quell}, {appease}]