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The definition of stay

20 Definitions of: stay

1. verb, to continue or remain in a certain place, position, etc
2. verb, to continue to be; remain
3. verb, to reside temporarily, esp as a guest
4. verb, to remain for a specified period
5. verb, to reside permanently or habitually; live
6. verb, to stop or cause to stop
7. verb, to wait, pause, or tarry
8. verb, to delay or hinder
9. verb, a) to discontinue or suspend (a judicial proceeding) b) to hold in abeyance or restrain from enforcing (an order, decree, etc)
10. verb, to endure (something testing or difficult, such as a race)
11. verb, to keep pace (with a competitor in a race, etc)
12. verb, poker to raise one's stakes enough to stay in a round
13. verb, to hold back or restrain
14. verb, to satisfy or appease (an appetite, etc) temporarily
15. verb, to quell or suppress
16. verb, to stand firm
17. verb, stay put. See put
18. noun, the act of staying or sojourning in a place or the period during which one stays
19. noun, the act of stopping or restraining or state of being stopped, etc
20. noun, the suspension of a judicial proceeding, etc ▷ See also stay out
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1. noun, anything that supports or steadies, such as a prop or buttress
2. noun, a thin strip of metal, plastic, bone, etc, used to stiffen corsets, etc
3. verb, to prop or hold
4. verb, to comfort or sustain
5. verb, to cause to rely or depend ▷ See also stays
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1. noun, a rope, cable, or chain, usually one of a set, used for bracing uprights, such as masts, funnels, flagpoles, chimneys, etc; guy ▷ See also stays
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Synonyms:	holiday, visit, stop, stopover, sojourn, postpone, delay, suspension, stopping, halt	And more...
Antonyms:	go

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