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[Noun] | "stay" | \ ˈstā \

1: a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast

2: guy

Origin: before 12th century ;

Middle English, from Old English stæg; akin to Old Norse stag stay;

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[Noun] | "stay"

1: the action of halting : the state of being stopped

2: a stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or executive order

3: self-control, moderation

Origin: 1536 ;

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[Noun] | "stay"

1: one that serves as a prop : support

2: a thin firm strip (as of plastic) used for stiffening a garment or part (such as a shirt collar)

3: a corset stiffened with bones —usually used in plural

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English, from Middle French estaie, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch stake pole, Middle Low German stak post, stake pole {mat|stake|};

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[Verb] | "stay"

1: to secure upright with or as if with stays

2: to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays

3: to go about : tack

Origin: 1627 ;

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[Verb] | "stay"

1: to stop going forward : pause

2: to stop doing something : cease

3: to continue in a place or condition : remain

Origin: 15th century ;

Middle English, from Anglo-French estei-, estai-, stem of ester to stand, stay, from Latin stare{mat|stand|};

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[Verb] | "stay"

1: to provide physical or moral support for : sustain

2: to fix on something as a foundation

Origin: 1548 ;

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[Adjective] | "stay-at-home" | \ ˈstā-ət-ˈhōm \

1: remaining in one's residence, locality, or country; especially : remaining at home especially to tend to children and domestic duties while a spouse is at work

Origin: 1806 ;

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[Phrasal verb] | "stay away"

1: to not go near someone or something : avoid —usually + from

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[Idiom] | "stay behind"

1: to not leave at the present time

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[Verb] | "stay"

1: to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time;

* e.g., " ... let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining "

2: to bring (something) to a standstill;

* e.g., " ... stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed "

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3: to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something;

* e.g., " ... we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up "

Synonyms :
await,
bide,
hold on,
wait

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[Verb] | "stay"

1: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;

* e.g., " ... beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs "

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[Verb] | "stay (at)"

1: as in camp (out in), stop (over);

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[Noun] | "stay"

1: a temporary residing as another's guest;

* e.g., " ... my mother-in-law is coming for a brief stay next week "

Synonyms :
sojourn,
tarry,
visit

Antonyms :
continuance,
continuation

2: the stopping of a process or activity;

* e.g., " ... we must work without stay if we are ever to reach our goal of equal rights for everyone "

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[Noun] | "stay"

1: a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else;

* e.g., " ... a free press is one of the principal stays of a democratic society "

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[Noun] | "stay-at-home"

1: as in homemaker, housewife;

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[Noun] | "stay-at-homes"

1: as in homemakers, housewives;

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[Phrase] | "stay clear of"

1: to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery;

* e.g., " ... He adroitly changed the subject to stay clear of having to admit what he'd done. "

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