Definition of stay
(Entry 1 of 6)
1
: a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast
2
: guy entry 2
stay
verb (1)
stayed; staying; stays
Definition of stay (Entry 2 of 6)
1
: to secure upright with or as if with stays
2
: to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays
: to go about : tack
stay
verb (2)Definition of stay (Entry 3 of 6)
1
: to stop going forward : pause
2
: to stop doing something : cease
3
: to continue in a place or condition : remain
stayed up all night went for a short vacation but stayed on for weeks stay put till I come back
4
: to stand firm
5
: to take up residence : lodge
6
: to keep even in a contest or rivalry
stay with the leaders
7
: to call a poker bet without raising
8
obsolete
: to be in waiting or attendance
1
: to wait for : await
2
: to stick or remain with (a race, a trial of endurance, etc.) to the end
—usually used in the phrase stay the course
3
: to remain during
stayed the whole time
stay
noun (2)Definition of stay (Entry 4 of 6)
1a
: the action of halting : the state of being stopped
b
: a stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or executive order
3
: a residence or sojourn in a place
4
: capacity for endurance
stay
noun (3)Definition of stay (Entry 5 of 6)
1
: one that serves as a prop : support
2
: a thin firm strip (as of plastic) used for stiffening a garment or part (such as a shirt collar)
3
: a corset stiffened with bones
—usually used in plural
stay
verb (3)
stayed; staying; stays
Definition of stay (Entry 6 of 6)
1
: to provide physical or moral support for : sustain
2
: to fix on something as a foundation
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The first known use of stay was before the 12th century
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