Definition of stay

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Stay (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

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Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..
Stay :: Stay (n.) A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men..
Prop :: Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building..
Await :: Await (v. t.) To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
Stayed :: Stay (n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them..
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..
Gang :: Gang (v. i.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait; to stay.
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Appui :: Appui (n.) A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.
Hank :: Hank (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay..
Staysail :: Staynil (n.) The European starling.
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
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..
Stool :: Stool (n.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the dead-eyes of the backstays..
Forestay :: Forestay (n.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship..
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