staying

stay[ 'steii? ]

• n.
  • 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"

  • 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"

  • the state of inactivity following an interruption

    "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"

    同义词：arrestcheckhalthitchstopstoppage

  • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
  • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
• v.
  • stay the same; remain in a certain state

    "stay alone"

    同义词：remainrest

  • stay put (in a certain place)

    "We are staying in Detroit"; "we are not moving to Cincinnati"

    同义词：stickstick aroundstay put

  • dwell

    "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

    同义词：bideabide

  • continue in a place, position, or situation

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

    同义词：stay oncontinueremain

  • remain behind

    "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

  • stop or halt

    "Please stay the bloodshed!"

    同义词：detaindelay

  • stay behind

    "The smell stayed in the room"

    同义词：persistremain

  • hang on during a trial of endurance

    同义词：last outride outoutride

  • stop a judicial process

    "The judge stayed the execution order"

  • fasten with stays
  • overcome or allay

    同义词：quellappease