stay
     n 1: 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"
     2: 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"
     3: 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" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stop},
         {stoppage}]
     4: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable
        used as a support for a mast or spar
     5: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a
        garment (e.g. a corset)
     v 1: 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"
          [syn: {remain}, {rest}] [ant: {change}]
     2: 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!" [syn:
         {stick}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
     3: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a
        bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {bide}, {abide}]
     4: 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" [syn: {stay on},
         {continue}, {remain}]
     5: remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the
        children" [ant: {depart}]
     6: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: {detain}, {delay}]
     7: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility
        remained long after they made up" [syn: {persist}, {remain}]
     8: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {last out},
         {ride out}, {outride}]
     9: stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution
        order"
     10: fasten with stays
     11: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: {quell}, {appease}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0