stay

Definitions

• (transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
• (transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
• (transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
• (transitive) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
• (transitive) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
• (transitive) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
• (transitive) To hold the attention of.
• (transitive) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
• (transitive) To wait for; await.
• (transitive) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
• (intransitive) To rest; depend; rely.
• (intransitive) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
• (intransitive) To come to an end; cease.
• (intransitive) To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
• (intransitive) To make a stand; to stand firm.
• (intransitive) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
• (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
• (intransitive) To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
• (intransitive) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
• (intransitive) To continue to have a particular quality.
• (intransitive) To live; reside