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or (1):
(v. i.) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
(2):
(v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
(3):
(n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
(4):
(v. i.) To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
(5):
(v. i.) To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
(6):
(v. i.) To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
(7):
(v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
(8):
(v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
(9):
(v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
(10):
(v. i.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
(11):
(v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
(12):
(v. i.) To continue in a state.
(13):
(v. i.) To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
(14):
(v. i.) To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
(15):
(v. i.) To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
(16):
(v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
(17):
(v. i.) To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
(18):
(v. i.) To change tack; as a ship.
(19):
(n.) That which serves as a prop; a support.
(20):
(n.) A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.
(21):
(n.) Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
(22):
(n.) Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
(23):
(n.) Hindrance; let; check.
(24):
(n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
(25):
(n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stay'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/stay.html. 1828.
