Definitions
1.verbTo prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
2.verbTo support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
3.verbTo stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
4.verbTo restrain; withhold; check; stop.
5.verbTo cause to cease; to put an end to.
6.verbTo put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back."The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard."
7.verbTo hold the attention of.
8.verbTo bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
9.verbTo wait for; await.
10.verbTo remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
11.verbTo rest; depend; rely.
12.verbTo stop; come to a stand or standstill.
13.verbTo come to an end; cease."That day the storm stayed."
14.verbTo dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
15.verbTo make a stand; to stand firm.
16.verbTo hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end."That horse stays well."
17.verbTo remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide."We stayed in Hawaii for a week. I can only stay for an hour."
18.verbTo wait; rest in patience or expectation.
19.verb(used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
20.verbTo continue to have a particular quality."Wear gloves so your hands stay warm."
21.verbTo live; reside"Hey, where do you stay at?"
22.verbTo brace or support with a stay or stays"stay a mast"
23.verbTo incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
24.verbTo tack; put on the other tack."to stay ship"
25.verbTo change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
26.nounA stay or visit.