Definition of stay

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Stay (n.) Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city..

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Leave :: Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed..
Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..
Reposit :: Reposit (v. t.) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store..
Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.
Gammoning :: Gammoning (n.) The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays.
Overstay :: Overstay (v. t.) To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time..
Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Remain :: Remain (v. i.) To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait; to stay.
Post :: Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house..
Behind :: Behind (adv.) After the departure of another; as, to stay behind..
Bone :: Bone (v. t.) To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind..
Stayedness :: Stayedly (adv.) Staidly. See Staidly.
Stay :: Staw (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.
Go :: Go (v. i.) To move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart; -- in opposition to stay and come..
Outsit :: Outsit (v. t.) To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay..
Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
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