Definitions For Stay

noun

• Continuing or remaining in a place or state
• (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)
• A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
• The state of inactivity following an interruption

verb

• Stay the same; remain in a certain state
• Stop or halt
• Overcome or allay
• Fasten with stays
• Stay put (in a certain place)
• Remain behind
• Stop a judicial process
• Hang on during a trial of endurance
• Dwell
• Continue in a place, position, or situation
• Stay behind