stay -
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"
human action,
human activity,
deed,
act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
stay -
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"
decree,
fiat,
edict,
rescript,
order a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
stay -
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
bracing,
brace a structural member used to stiffen a framework
backstay a stay that supports the back of something
stay -
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
strip,
slip a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
stay -
the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
countercheck something that checks the correctness of a previous check
Verb
stay -
stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
stay -
continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
delay,
retard,
check cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
stay -
stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
stay on,
remain,
continue,
stay be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
stay -
A strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from the head of one mast down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
stay -
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
