Definition of stay

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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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Jippo :: Jippo (n.) A waistcoat or kind of stays for women.
Stay :: Stay (n.) Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city..
Stayed :: Stay (n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them..
Subventaneous :: Subvene (v. i.) To come under, as a support or stay; to happen..
Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay.
Outdwell :: Outdwell (v. t.) To dwell or stay beyond.
Stool :: Stool (n.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the dead-eyes of the backstays..
Staid :: Stail () imp. & p. p. of Stay.
Triatic :: Triatic (a.) A term used in the phrase triatic stay. See under Stay.
Reposit :: Reposit (v. t.) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store..
Visit :: Visit (v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician..
Sist :: Sist (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop..
Corset :: Corset (n.) An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.
Martingal :: Martingal (n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself..
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.
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..
Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To wait; to stay; to delay.
Remain :: Remain (n.) State of remaining; stay.
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