stay
stay
- n continuing or remaining in a place or state
they had a nice stay in Paris
a lengthy hospital stay
a four-month stay in bankruptcy court - n the state of inactivity following an interruption
the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow - n a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court - n a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
- n (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
- v stay the same; remain in a certain state
stay alone - v stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"
We are staying in Detroit - v dwell
You can stay with me while you are in town
stay a bit longer--the day is still young - v continue in a place, position, or situation
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser - v remain behind
I had to stay at home and watch the children - v stop or halt
Please stay the bloodshed! - v stay behind
The smell stayed in the room - v hang on during a trial of endurance
- v stop a judicial process
The judge stayed the execution order - v fasten with stays
- v overcome or allay
- After a six-hour hearing that had been scheduled for just an hour, the George State Board of Pardons and Paroles late Monday announced a 90-day stay of execution for Troy Anthony .
- It took the head of the upper school to call my bluff: "If you only stay a year or two," he asked, "do you really think youll be giving more to the school than youll be .
- While the government helps some people stay in their homes, the overall housing market could be overrun by foreclosures driven by job losses.