Definition of stay

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  • stay is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • stay is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • stay is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of stay

  • hang on during a trial of endurance (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. last out
    2. outride
    3. ride out
  • stay the same; remain in a certain state (verb)

    Examples

    1. stay alone

    Synonyms

    1. remain
    2. rest
  • stay put (in a certain place) (verb)

    Examples

    1. We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati

    Synonyms

    1. stay put
    2. stick
    3. stick around
  • the state of inactivity following an interruption (noun)

    Examples

    1. the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow

    Synonyms

    1. arrest
    2. check
    3. halt
    4. hitch
    5. stop
    6. stoppage
  • dwell (verb)

    Examples

    1. You can stay with me while you are in town
    2. stay a bit longer--the day is still young

    Synonyms

    1. abide
    2. bide
  • overcome or allay (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. appease
    2. quell
  • stop or halt (verb)

    Examples

    1. Please stay the bloodshed!

    Synonyms

    1. delay
    2. detain
  • continue in a place, position, or situation (verb)

    Examples

    1. After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser

    Synonyms

    1. continue
    2. remain
    3. stay on
  • stay behind (verb)

    Examples

    1. The smell stayed in the room

    Synonyms

    1. persist
    2. remain
  • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted (noun)

    Examples

    1. the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
  • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) (noun)
  • continuing or remaining in a place or state (noun)

    Examples

    1. they had a nice stay in Paris
    2. a lengthy hospital stay
    3. a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
  • fasten with stays (verb)
  • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar (noun)
  • stop a judicial process (verb)

    Examples

    1. The judge stayed the execution order
  • remain behind ()

    Examples

    1. I had to stay at home and watch the children

See definition of stay in Merriam Webster