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Definition of Stay
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Stay
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold. To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. To cause to cease; to put an end to. To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler. To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still. To continue in a state. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act. To dwell; to tarry; to linger. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well. To change tack; as a ship. That which serves as a prop; a support. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop. Hindrance; let; check. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety. Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them. Related Definitions:
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Stay Quotations
Just stay real and stay a real person. Brandon Thomas To win you've got to stay in the game. Claude M. Bristol It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there. Mia Hamm It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. Albert Einstein Stay the course. John Gresham Machen |
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Stay Translations
stay in Afrikaans is bly, verblyf stay in Danish is forblive, ophold stay in Dutch is logeren stay in German is bleiben/aufhalten, Aufenthalt {m}, bleiben stay in Italian is soggiorno stay in Latin is commoror, remaneo, maneo, remaneo stay in Portuguese is ficar, estada stay in Spanish is estacionamiento, quedarse |
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