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; 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.
To hold the attention of.
To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
To wait for; await.
To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
To rest; depend; rely.
To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
To come to an end; cease.
That day the storm stayed.
To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
To make a stand; to stand firm.
To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
That horse stays well.
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 wait; rest in patience or expectation.
(used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
To continue to have a particular quality.
Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.
To live; reside
Hey, where do you stay at?
To brace or support with a stay or stays
stay a mast
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
To tack; put on the other tack.
to stay ship
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.