Stay

Stay Stay, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast.] 1. That which serves as a prop; a support. ``My only strength and stay.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Trees serve as so many stays for their vines. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men. [1913 Webster]

How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. --Gay. [1913 Webster]

3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city. [1913 Webster]

Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care; No mortal interest can be worth thy stay. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Embrace the hero and his stay implore. --Waller. [1913 Webster]

4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop. [1913 Webster]

Made of sphere metal, never to decay Until his revolution was at stay. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]

5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

They were able to read good authors without any stay, if the book were not false. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster]

6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety. [Obs.] ``Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds and stays.'' --Herbert. [1913 Webster]

The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

With prudent stay he long deferred The rough contention. --Philips. [1913 Webster]

7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them. [1913 Webster]

{Stay bolt} (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart, as in the leg of a steam boiler.

{Stay busk}, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. {Busk}.

{Stay rod}, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a steam boiler. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Sojourn, tarry, abide, dwell, lodge, rest, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent, Stop, restrain, check, hold, withhold, curb, keep in, rein in, prevent, Sojourn, delay, halt, rest, repose, stop / Remain, continue, stop, be fixed, stand still, abide fixed, halt, Delay, obstruct, hinder, arrest, Stand, stop / Wait, attend, delay, linger, Support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, shore up, Hindrance, obstruction, interruption, obstacle, impediment, check, bar, restraint, curb, stumbling-block / Rest, rely, confide, trust, repose, lean, Support, prop, staff, dependence, supporter, buttress

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Stay — may refer to:General* Stays (nautical), the heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hull * Guy wire, a metal wire used to support tall structures, such as radio masts * Bone (corsetry), one of the rigid parts … Wikipedia
stay — 1 vt stayed, stay·ing: to temporarily suspend or prevent by judicial or executive order may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a state court U.S. Code stay 2 n: a temporary suspension or injunction of an action or process by a usu.… … Law dictionary
Stay — «Stay» Сингл Дэвида Гетта совместно с … Википедия
stay — Ⅰ. stay [1] ► VERB 1) remain in the same place. 2) remain in a specified state or position. 3) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest. 4) Scottish & S. African live permanently. 5) stop, delay, or prevent. 6) … English terms dictionary
Stay — (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf. stay a rope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stay — UK US /steɪ/ verb [I] ► to not move away or leave: stay for 2 days/2 weeks/2 years, etc. »They need an assistant who is willing to stay for six months. stay at work/home »We stayed at work until 10 pm. stay in/on sth »She will stay on the board… … Financial and business terms
Stay — (st[=a]), v. i. [[root]163. See {Stay} to hold up, prop.] 1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still. [1913 Webster] She would command the hasty sun to stay. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Stay, I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stay — stay1 [stā] n. [ME staie < OE stæg, akin to Du stag < IE * stāk , to stand, place < base * sta : see STAND] a heavy rope or cable, usually of wire, used as a brace or support, as for a mast of a ship; guy vt. to brace or support with a… … English World dictionary
Stay — puede referirse a: “Stay”, una canción de Nick Jonas The Administration del album Who I Am. “Stay, la canción de Pink Floyd, del año 1972, de su álbum Obscured by Clouds. “Stay”, clásico de Maurice Williams y sus covers (ejemplo el de Cyndi… … Wikipedia Español
stay in — To remain at home • • • Main Entry: ↑stay * * * ˌstay ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stay in he/she/it stays in … Useful english dictionary

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