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Definition of stay
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of stay is as below...
Stay (v. i.) To tack, as a
vessel,
so that the other side of the
vessel
shall be
presented
to the
wind..
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Stay
::
Stay (n.)
Restraint
of
passion;
moderation;
caution;
steadiness;
sobriety.
Misstayed
::
Misstayed
(a.)
Having
missed
stays;
-- said of a ship.
Strait-laced
::
Strait-laced
(a.) Bound with
stays.
Outdwell
::
Outdwell
(v. t.) To dwell or stay
beyond.
Whisker
::
Whisker
(n.) Iron rods
extending
on
either
side of the
bowsprit,
to
spread,
or guy out, the
stays,
etc..
Tongue
::
Tongue
(n.) A short piece of rope
spliced
into the upper part of
standing
backstays,
etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast
composed
of
several
pieces..
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..
Relent
::
Relent
(n.) Stay; stop;
delay.
Gammoning
::
Gammoning
(n.) The
lashing
or iron band by which the
bowsprit
of a
vessel
is
secured
to the stem to
opposite
the
lifting
action
of the
forestays.
Stay
::
Stay (v. i.) To tack, as a
vessel,
so that the other side of the
vessel
shall be
presented
to the
wind..
Upstay
::
Upstay
(v. t.) To
sustain;
to
support.
Stayed
::
Stay (n.) A
large,
strong
rope,
employed
to
support
a mast, by being
extended
from the head of one mast down to some
other,
or to some part of the
vessel.
Those which lead
forward
are
called
fore-and-aft
stays;
those which lead to the
vessel's
side are
called
backstays.
See
Illust.
of
Ship..
Mainstay
::
Mainstay
(n.) Main
support;
principal
dependence.
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.
Jump
::
Jump (n.) A
bodice
worn
instead
of stays by women in the 18th
century.
Remain
::
Remain
(v. i.) To stay
behind
while
others
withdraw;
to be left after
others
have been
removed
or
destroyed;
to be left after a
number
or
quantity
has been
subtracted
or cut off; to be left as not
included
or
comprised.
Stay
::
Stay (v. i.) To
fasten
or
secure
with
stays;
as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam
boiler..
Tarry
::
Tarry (v. i.) To stay or
remain
behind;
to wait.
Overstaying
::
Overstaying
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Oversta.
Desert
::
Desert
(v. t.) To leave
(especially
something
which one
should
stay by and
support);
to leave in the
lurch;
to
abandon;
to
forsake;
--
implying
blame,
except
sometimes
when used of
localities;
as, to
desert
a
friend,
a
principle,
a
cause,
one's
country..
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