eng: stay - UWN/MENTA

eng: stay

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Meaning
means	(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
means	(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" stop, hitch, stoppage, check, arrest, halt, stay
means	(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
means	(noun) a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) stay
means	(noun) (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar stay
means	(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" remain, rest, stay
means	(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, stay put, stick around, stick
means	(verb) dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" abide, stay, bide
means	(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, stay on, continue, remain
means	(verb) remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" stay
means	(verb) stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" detain, stay, delay
means	(verb) stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" remain, stay, persist
means	(verb) hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" ride out, stay, last out, outride
means	(verb) stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" stay
means	(verb) fasten with stays stay
means	(verb) overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" stay, appease, quell
means	e/Stay (Fayray song)

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