Definition of stay

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Stay (v. i.) To dwell; to tarry; to linger.

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Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To change tack; as a ship.
Stay :: Stay (n.) That which serves as a prop; a support.
Supersedure :: Supersedeas (n.) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ..
Stay :: Stay (n.) A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To continue in a state.
Staysail :: Staynil (n.) The European starling.
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Bound with stays.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler..
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..
Triatic :: Triatic (a.) A term used in the phrase triatic stay. See under Stay.
Behind :: Behind (adv.) After the departure of another; as, to stay behind..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
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..
Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
Leave :: Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed..
Remain :: Remain (n.) State of remaining; stay.
Stayedness :: Stayedness (n.) Staidness.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Bone :: Bone (v. t.) To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays..
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