stay

stay (http://definr.com/stay)

     n 1: 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"
     2: 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"
     3: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
        negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check";
        "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay
        enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop
        in his seat" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop,
         stoppage]
     4: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable
        used as a support for a mast or spar
     5: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a
        garment (e.g. a corset)
     v 1: stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress
          remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest
          assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her
          tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
          [syn: remain, rest] [ant: change]
     2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit;
        we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner
        here!""Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: stick,
         stick around, stay put] [ant: move]
     3: dwell (archaic); "You can stay with me while you are in
        town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide,
         abide]
     4: continue in a place, position, or situation: "After
        graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student
        adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student
        protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She
        continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: stay on,
         continue, remain]
     5: remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the
        children" [ant: depart]
     6: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: detain, delay]
     7: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility
        remained long after they made up" [syn: persist, remain]
     8: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: last out,
         ride out, outride]
     9: stop a judicial process: "The judge stayed the execution
        order"
     10: fasten with stays
     11: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, appease]