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Definition of stay

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Stay (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed..

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Stay :: Stay (n.) Hindrance; let; check.

Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach..

Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

Stayer :: Stayedness (n.) Solidity; weight.

Await :: Await (v. i.) To wait; to stay in waiting.

Avast :: Avast (a.) Cease; stop; stay.

Misstayed :: Misstayed (a.) Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.

Reposit :: Reposit (v. t.) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store..

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

Stayship :: Staysail (n.) Any sail extended on a stay.

Stay :: Stay (n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Stanchion :: Stanchion (n.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay..

Appui :: Appui (n.) A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.

Gobline :: Gobline (n.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.

Downhaul :: Downhaul (n.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul..

Post :: Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house..