Stay
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Stay
Verb
- To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
"We stayed in Hawaii for a week. I can only stay for an hour."
- To continue to have a particular quality.
"Wear gloves so your hands stay warm."
- To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- To stop or delay something. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder. To restrain; withhold; check; stop. To cause to cease; to put an end to. To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
"The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard."
Noun
- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
"I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii."
- A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
"The governor granted a stay of execution."
- A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
"stand at a stay"
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
Noun
Noun
- A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
"The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding."
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.