Sekirov Dictionary

stay

/steɪ/

verb26

  1. to remain in a place for a while
  2. (Scotland, informal) To live; reside.
  3. To continue to have a particular quality.
  4. To stop or delay something.
  5. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
  6. To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
  7. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
  8. To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
  9. To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
  10. (old-fashioned) To make a stand; to stand firm.
  11. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  12. To brace or support with a stay or stays
  13. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  14. To hold the attention of.
  15. To tack; put on the other tack.
  16. To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
  17. To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
  18. (no longer used) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
  19. (no longer used) To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
  20. (no longer used) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
  21. (no longer used) To come to an end; cease.
  22. (no longer used) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
  23. (no longer used) To wait for; await.
  24. (no longer used) To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
  25. (no longer used) To rest; depend; rely.
  26. (no longer used) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.

noun14

  1. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
  2. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
  3. A prop; a support.
  4. A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
  5. A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
  6. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
  7. [in the plural] A corset.
  8. A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
  9. Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
  10. A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
  11. The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
  12. (no longer used) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
  13. (no longer used) Hindrance; let; check.
  14. (no longer used) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

adjective4

  1. (dialect, UK) Steep; ascending.
  2. (dialect, UK) (of a roof) Steeply pitched.
  3. (dialect, UK) Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
  4. (dialect, UK) Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.

adverb1

  1. (dialect, UK) Steeply.

particle1

  1. Aspect marker indicating frequency or permanence.
forms

staid · stay'd · stayed · stayedst · staying · stayeth · stays · stayest · more stay · stayer · most stay · stayest

Phrases with stay

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