stay
Cross references:
1. defer
1. stay \'sta-\ n [ME, fr. OE stg; akin to ON stag stay, OE
ste-le]steel 1: a large strong rope usu. of wire used to support a mast 2:
a guy rope : in process of going about from one tack to another - in
stays
2. stay vt 1: to fasten (as a smokestack) with or as if with stays 2: to
incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays : to go about :
TACK
3. stay \'sta-d\ \'sta-d\ vb or stayed or staid; or stay.ing [ME stayen,
fr. MF ester to stand, stay, fr. L stare - more] at STAND 1: to stop going
forward : PAUSE 2: to stop doing something : CEASE 3a: to continue in a
place or condition : REMAIN 3b: to have powers of endurance 4: to stand
firm 5: to take up residence : LODGE 6: to keep even in a contest or
rivalry {~ with the leaders} 7: to call a poker bet without raising obs
8: to be in waiting or attendance 1: to wait for : AWAIT 2: to last out
(as a race) 3: to remain during {~ed the whole time} 4: to hold from
proceeding : CHECK {~ an execution} 5: to check the course of (a disease
or an evil influence) : HALT 6a: ALLAY, PACIFY 6b: to quiet the hunger of
temporarily INGER mean to continue in a place. STAY often implies the
status of a guest or visitor; REMAIN suggests a continuing after others
have left or departed; WAIT implies a staying in expectation or readiness;
ABIDE may apply either to continuing in a residence or waiting patiently
for an outcome; TARRY suggests failing to proceed when it is time to do so;
LINGER implies a tarrying because of disinclination to depart SYN syn STAY,
REMAIN, WAIT, ABIDE, TARRY, L
4. stay n 1a: the action of halting : the state of being stopped 1b: a
stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or execu tive
order obs 2: MODERATION, SELF-CONTROL 3: a residence or sojourn in a
place 4: capacity for endurance
5. stay n [MF estaie, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG sta-n to stand - more a]t
STAND 1: something that serves as a prop : SUPPORT 2: a corset stiffened
with bones - usu. used in pl.
6. stay vt 1: to provide physical or moral support for : SUSTAIN 2: to fix
on as a foundation