catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


88 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. st[ae]g, akin to D., G., Icel.,
     Sw., & Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic
     origin.] (Naut.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
        situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
        another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
        through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
  
     Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
        for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
  
     To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
        --Totten.
  
     Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
        heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
        to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. i. [[root]163. See Stay to hold up,
     prop.]
     1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a
        space of time; to stop; to stand still.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She would command the hasty sun to stay. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I stay a little longer, as one stays
              To cover up the embers that still burn.
                                                    --Longfellow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To continue in a state.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The flames augment, and stay
              At their full height, then languish to decay.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I 'll tell thee all my whole device
              When I am in my coach, which stays for us. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The father can not stay any longer for the fortune.
                                                    --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I must stay a little on one action.   --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I stay here on my bond.               --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and
              perverseness, and stay thereon.       --Isa. xxx.
                                                    12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm
        stayed. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here my commission stays.             --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays
        well. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Naut.) To change tack, as a ship.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stayed (st[=a]d) or
     Staid (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Staying.] [OF. estayer,
     F. ['e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, a prop,
     probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or
     cf. stay a rope to support a mast. Cf. Staid, a., Stay,
     v. i.]
     1. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to
        hold up; to support.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the
              one side, and the other on the other side. --Ex.
                                                    xvii. 12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sallows and reeds . . . for vineyards useful found
              To stay thy vines.                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to
        satisfy in part or for the time.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter,
              and it has not staid his stomach for a minute. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist
        successfully.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She will not stay the siege of loving terms,
              Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to
        stop; to hold.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Him backward overthrew and down him stayed
              With their rude hands and grisly grapplement.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All that may stay their minds from thinking that
              true which they heartily wish were false. --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To hinder; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Your ships are stayed at Venice.      --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This business staid me in London almost a week.
                                                    --Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that
              appeared to me new.                   --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. ``I stay dinner
        there.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Stay your strife.                     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For flattering planets seemed to say
              This child should ills of ages stay.  --Emerson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Engin.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a
        flat sheet in a steam boiler.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Naut.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of
        the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To stay a mast (Naut.), to incline it forward or aft, or to
        one side, by the stays and backstays.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stay \Stay\, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai support, and E. stay
     a rope to support a mast.]
     1. That which serves as a prop; a support. ``My only strength
        and stay.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry.
                                                    --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material,
        worn by women, and rarely by men.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
                                                    --Gay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time;
        sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care;
              No mortal interest can be worth thy stay. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Embrace the hero and his stay implore. --Waller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Made of sphere metal, never to decay
              Until his revolution was at stay.     --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay.
                                                    --Hayward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They were able to read good authors without any
              stay, if the book were not false.     --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness;
        sobriety. [Obs.] ``Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds
        and stays.'' --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With prudent stay he long deferred
              The rough contention.                 --Philips.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts
        together, or stiffen them.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Stay bolt (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite
        plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when
        acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart,
        as in the leg of a steam boiler.
  
     Stay busk, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for
        the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk.
  
     Stay rod, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a
        steam boiler.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stay \Stay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stayedor Staid; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Staying.] [OF. estayer, F. ['e]tayer to prop, fr.
     OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade,
     staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf. stay a rope to
     support a mast. Cf. Staid, a., Stay, v. i.]
     1. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to
        hold up; to support.
  
              Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the
              one side, and the other on the other side. --Ex.
                                                    xvii. 12.
  
              Sallows and reeds . . . for vineyards useful found
              To stay thy vines.                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to
        satisfy in part or for the time.
  
              He has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter,
              and it has not staid his stomach for a minute. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
  
     3. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist
        successfully.
  
              She will not stay the siege of loving terms, Nor
              bide the encounter of assailing eyes. --Shak.
  
     4. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to
        stop; to hold.
  
              Him backward overthrew and down him stayed With
              their rude hands grisly grapplement.  --Spenser.
  
              All that may stay their minds from thinking that
              true which they heartly wish were false. --Hooker.
  
     5. To hinde?; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
  
              Your ships are stayed at Venice.      --Shak.
  
              This business staid me in London almost a week.
                                                    --Evelyn.
  
              I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that
              appeared to me new.                   --Locke.
  
     6. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. ``I stay dinner
        there.'' --Shak.
  
     7. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
  
              Stay your strife.                     --Shak.
  
              For flattering planets seemed to say This child
              should ills of ages stay.             --Emerson.
  
     8. (Engin.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a
        flat sheet in a steam boiler.
  
     9. (Naut.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of
        the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
  
     To stay a mast (Naut.), to incline it forward or aft, or to
        one side, by the stays and backstays.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stay \Stay\, n. [AS. st[ae]g, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., & Dan.
     stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.)
     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.
  
     In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
        situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
        another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
        through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
  
     Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
        for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
  
     To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
        --Totten.
  
     Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
        heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
        to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stay \Stay\, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai support, and E. stay
     a rope to support a mast.]
     1. That which serves as a prop; a support. ``My only strength
        and stay.'' --Milton.
  
              Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.
                                                    --Addison.
  
              Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry.
                                                    --Coleridge.
  
     2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material,
        worn by women, and rarely by men.
  
              How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
                                                    --Gay.
  
     3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time;
        sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
  
              Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care; No
              mortal interest can be worth thy stay. --Dryden.
  
              Embrace the hero and his stay implore. --Waller.
  
     4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
  
              Made of sphere metal, never to decay Until his
              revolution was at stay.               --Milton.
  
              Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay.
                                                    --Hayward.
  
     5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]
  
              They were able to read good authors without any
              stay, if the book were not false.     --Robynson
                                                    (more's
                                                    Utopia).
  
     6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness;
        sobriety. [Obs.] ``Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds
        and stays.'' --Herbert.
  
              The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              With prudent stay he long deferred The rough
              contention.                           --Philips.
  
     7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts
        together, or stiffen them.
  
     Stay bolt (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite
        plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when
        acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart,
        as in the leg of a steam boiler.
  
     Stay busk, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for
        the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk.
  
     Stay rod, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a
        steam boiler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stay \Stay\, v. i. [[root]163. See Stay to hold up, prop.]
     1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a
        space of time; to stop; to stand still.
  
              She would command the hasty sun to stay. --Spenser.
  
              Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              I stay a little longer, as one stays To cover up the
              embers that still burn.               --Longfellow.
  
     2. To continue in a state.
  
              The flames augment, and stay At their full height,
              then languish to decay.               --Dryden.
  
     3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
  
              I'll tell thee all my whole device When I am in my
              coach, which stays for us.            --Shak.
  
              The father can not stay any longer for the fortune.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     4. To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
  
              I must stay a little on one action.   --Dryden.
  
     5. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
  
              I stay here on my bond.               --Shak.
  
              Ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and
              perverseness, and stay thereon.       --Isa. xxx.
                                                    12.
  
     6. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm
        stayed. [Archaic]
  
              Here my commission stays.             --Shak.
  
     7. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays
        well. [Colloq.]
  
     8. (Naut.) To change tack; as a ship.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stay
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 μένω (κατοικώ)
     2 μένω (παραμένω, δεν αλλάζω)
     3 αναβάλλω
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 μένω (κατοικώ)
     2 μένω (παραμένω, δεν αλλάζω)
     3 αναβάλλω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stay
     n.
     1 continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an
  indefinite time.
     2 (lb en legal) A postponement, especially of an execution or other
  punishment.
     3 (lb en archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action,
  motion, or progress.
     4 A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
     5 (lb en nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
     6 Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness;
  sobriety.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
     n.
     1 A prop; a support.
     2 A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to
  stiffen a piece of clothing.
     3 (lb en in the plural) A corset.
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and
  leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the
  vessel.
     2 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.
     3 The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
     vb.
     1 To brace or support with a stay or stays
     2 (lb en transitive nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side
  by means of stays.
     3 (lb en transitive nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
     4 (lb en intransitive nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in
  stays, as a ship.
     a.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.
     adv.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steeply.
     alt.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Stay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stay
     n.
     1 continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an
  indefinite time.
     2 (lb en legal) A postponement, especially of an execution or other
  punishment.
     3 (lb en archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action,
  motion, or progress.
     4 A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
     5 (lb en nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
     6 Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness;
  sobriety.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
     n.
     1 A prop; a support.
     2 A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to
  stiffen a piece of clothing.
     3 (lb en in the plural) A corset.
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and
  leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the
  vessel.
     2 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.
     3 The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
     vb.
     1 To brace or support with a stay or stays
     2 (lb en transitive nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side
  by means of stays.
     3 (lb en transitive nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
     4 (lb en intransitive nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in
  stays, as a ship.
     a.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.
     adv.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steeply.
     alt.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Stay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stay
     n.
     1 continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an
  indefinite time.
     2 (lb en legal) A postponement, especially of an execution or other
  punishment.
     3 (lb en archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action,
  motion, or progress.
     4 A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
     5 (lb en nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
     6 Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness;
  sobriety.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
     n.
     1 A prop; a support.
     2 A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to
  stiffen a piece of clothing.
     3 (lb en in the plural) A corset.
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and
  leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the
  vessel.
     2 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.
     3 The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
     vb.
     1 To brace or support with a stay or stays
     2 (lb en transitive nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side
  by means of stays.
     3 (lb en transitive nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
     4 (lb en intransitive nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in
  stays, as a ship.
     a.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.
     adv.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steeply.
     alt.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Stay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stay
     n.
     1 continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an
  indefinite time.
     2 (lb en legal) A postponement, especially of an execution or other
  punishment.
     3 (lb en archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action,
  motion, or progress.
     4 A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
     5 (lb en nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
     6 Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness;
  sobriety.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
     n.
     1 A prop; a support.
     2 A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to
  stiffen a piece of clothing.
     3 (lb en in the plural) A corset.
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and
  leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the
  vessel.
     2 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.
     3 The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
     vb.
     1 To brace or support with a stay or stays
     2 (lb en transitive nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side
  by means of stays.
     3 (lb en transitive nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
     4 (lb en intransitive nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in
  stays, as a ship.
     a.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.
     adv.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steeply.
     alt.
     (lb en UK dialectal) steep; ascending.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Stay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stay
     Englanti n.
     1 oleskelu
     2 vierailu
     3 harus
     4 pönkä
     5 korsetin luu
     Englanti vb.
     1 jäädä
     2 pysyä
     3 oleskella ''tilapäisesti''
     4 viipyä
     5 (''Intia, Etelä-Afrikka'') asua
     6 jaksaa
     7 laittaa nojalleen jtk vasten
     8 (''merenkulku'') luovia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stay
     Engelska n.
     1 stopp, vistelse, tid spenderad på en plats
     2 uppskjutande
     3 stag
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg: text=intransitivt) uppehålla sig, vara
     2 (tagg: text=intransitivt) stanna kvar
     3 (tagg: text=intransitivt) hålla sig
     4 (tagg: text=transitivt) skjuta upp

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  aanbly, bly

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  1. verblyf
  2. aanbly, bly

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  afwag

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  agterbly

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stay /stˈeɪ/
  الإقامة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  1. стабилност
  fixed state, stability
  2. стоянка
  nautical: station or fixed anchorage for vessels
  3. отлагане
  postponement, esp. of a punishment
  4. пребива́ване, престо́й, спи́ране
  residence, sojourn
  5. сдържаност
  restraint of passion, prudence, moderation
  6. спиране
  stop, halt, break of action
  7. окачалка
  hook, clasp, anything to hang another thing on
  8. банел
  piece of stiff material to stiffen a piece of clothing
  9. опора
  prop, support
  10. щаг
  nautical: strong rope supporting a mast

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  1. задържам
  to continue to have a particular quality
  2. отлагам
  to postpone
  3. оста́вам, оста́на
  to remain in a particular place

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  pobyt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  pobyt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  udržet se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  udržovat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  zůstat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  meškání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  zůstávat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  pobývat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  pobýt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  zastavení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  opěrka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  zastávka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  opěra

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  podepřít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  podpěra

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  stěh

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  vzpěra

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  arhosiad 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  Aufenthalt , Verweilen  [geh.]
           Note: an einem Ort als Besucher
     Synonym: sojourn
  
   see: guest stay, linguistic stay
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Stay! /stˈeɪ/
  Bleib!
   see: dog command, dog commands, Fetch!, Drop!, Drop it!, Heel!, Good dog!, Attack!, Sic'em!, Speak!, Bark!, Shake hands!, Guard!, Down!, Stand!, Go out!
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  Stag , den Mast in Längsrichtung haltende Seile [naut.]
        "inner-jib stay"  - Binnenklüverleiter
        "fore-stay"  - Fockstag
        "outer-jib stay"  - Großklüverleiter, Bütenklüverleiter
        "jib-boom stay"  - Klüverwasserstag
        "flying-jip stay"  - Vor-Bramstag, Außen-Klüverleiter
        "fore-royal stay"  - Vor-Royalstag
        "fore-topmast stay"  - Vorstengestag
   see: Martingale stay, bobstay
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  sich aufhalten , verweilen [geh.] , weilen  [geh.]
           Note: als Besucher an einem Ort
     Synonym: sojourn
  
   see: staying, sojourning, stayed, sojourned, stayes, sojourns, stayed, sojourned
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  bleiben 
        "he/she stays"  - er/sie bleibt
        "I/he/she stayed"  - ich/er/sie blieb
        "he/she has/had stayed"  - er/sie ist/war geblieben
        "I/he/she would stay"  - ich/er/sie bliebe
        "stay!"  - bleib!
        "You may stay as long as you like."  - Sie können bleiben solange Sie wollen.
        "Won't you stay for a cup of coffee?"  - Bleib doch noch auf einen Kaffee.
        "I'm not staying here any longer!"  - Ich bleibe nicht länger hier!
   see: staying, stayed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  dableiben 
        "he/she stays"  - er/sie bleibt da
        "I/he/she stayed"  - ich/er/sie blieb da
        "he/she has/had stayed"  - er/sie ist/war dageblieben
        "he/she has/had stayed on"  - er/sie ist/war noch dageblieben
     Synonyms: stay behind, remain, stick around, stay there, stay here
  
   see: staying, staying behind, remaining, sticking around, staying there, staying here, stayed, stayed behind, remained, stuck around, stayed there, stayed here
  
           Note: on

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  wohnen 
           Note: bei jdm.
        "She's staying with me."  - Sie wohnt bei mir.
           Note: with sb.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  abstützen 
     Synonyms: support, prop, shore, te reinforce, timber, strut, stiffen
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  
  μένω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  1. pysyvyys, vakaus
  fixed state, stability
  2. este, rajoite, rajoitus
  hindrance, let, check
  3. ankkurointipaikka
  nautical: station or fixed anchorage for vessels
  4. lykkäys
  postponement, esp. of a punishment
  5. käynti, oleskelu, vierailu
  residence, sojourn
  6. maltti
  restraint of passion, prudence, moderation
  7. pysähdys
  stop, halt, break of action
  8. naula
  hook, clasp, anything to hang another thing on
  9. vahvike
  piece of stiff material to stiffen a piece of clothing
  10. tuki, tukipylväs
  prop, support
  11. harus
  guy, rope, or wire supporting a structural element
  12. staagi
  nautical: strong rope supporting a mast

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  1. jäädä, viipyä
  to continue to have a particular quality
  2. lykätä
  to postpone
  3. jäädä, viipyä, pysyä
  to remain in a particular place

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  stay /stei/
  1. séjour
  2. rester

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/ 
  1. रहना
        "You have to stay in that cottage to save your life."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  bavljenje, boravak, boraviti, boravka, boravljenje, mider, ostajati, ostanak, ostati, poduprijeti, prebivanje, prepreka, steznik, stub, zastoj, zaustaviti, čekati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  1. támaszték
  2. akadály
  3. elhalasztás
  4. árbocmerevítô kötél
  5. akadályoztatás
  6. merevítô csapszeg
  7. korlátozás
  8. merevítô rúd
  9. támasz
  10. hosszirányú árbocfeszítô-kötél
  11. tartószerkezet
  12. látogatás
  13. tartózkodás
  14. kitartás
  15. kihorgonyzó kötél
  16. tartó drótkötél
  17. vonórúd
  18. dúc
  19. oldalkötél
  20. feszítô kötél
  21. megszakítás
  22. korlát
  23. feltartás
  24. tarcs
  25. idôzés
  26. támasztó csapszeg
  27. feszítô rúd
  28. tarcskötél
  29. ottlét
  30. tartóztatás
  31. állóképesség
  32. csarnak
  33. támcsavar
  34. támasztó oszlop
  35. tartó
  36. kihorgonyzó lánc
  37. felfüggesztés
  38. árbocelôkötél
  39. feszítô lánc
  40. kihorgonyzó rúd
  41. szüneteltetés
  42. feltartóztatás
  43. oszloptámasztó rúd
  44. árbocfeszítô-kötél
  45. gyám
  46. alap

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  stare, restare, rimanere

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  resti dietro

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  stare, restare, rimanere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  滞在, 滞留
  residence, sojourn

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  1. のままである, のままでいる
  to continue to have a particular quality
  2. 留まる, とどまる, とまる, 宿泊, 残る
  to remain in a particular place

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  stay /stei/
  manere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  stay /stei/
  1. buvimas, apsistojimas, viešėjimas, viešnagė
  2. sustojimas
  3. kliūtis
  4. ištvermė
  5. parama, paspirtis, atrama, ramstis
  6. atidėjimas, laikinas nutraukimas
  7. korsetas
  8. sustabdyti, sulaikyti
  9. pasilikti, likti
  10. apsistoti, (apsi)gyventi (at), viešėti (with)
  11. laukti, delsti, atidėti
  12. ištverti, pakelti, parodyti ištvermę

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  stay /stei/
  1. logeren
  2. oponthoud, verblijf
  3. blijven, overblijven, resten, resteren, toeven, verblijven

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  stag

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  bli, forbli 2.
  to continue to have a particular quality
   3.
  to remain in a particular place

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  stay /steɪ/
  I.   1.  pozostawać
   2.  przebywać, zatrzymywać się (with sb - u kogoś)  (at a hotel - w hotelu)
   3.  trzymać się (away from a place - z dala od czegoś)  (out of sth - z dala od czegoś)
  II.   1.  pobyt
   2.  odroczenie
   3.  stay put (stay V: :put)
   - uwięznąć, zatrzymywać się, zatrzymywać
  III.  stay in /stˈeɪ ˈɪn/   pozostawać w domu, nie wychodzić
  IV.  stay on /stˈeɪ ˈɒn/   pozostawać
  V.  stay out /stˈeɪ ˈaʊt/  1.  przebywać poza domem, nie wracać do domu
   2.  strajkować
  VI.  stay up /stˈeɪ ˈʌp/   zasiedzieć się, nie kłaść się

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  stay /stei/
  ficar, permanecer, restar

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  stay /stei/
  оставаться, остаться

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  stay /steifər/
  aguardar, esperar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  stay /stei/
  1. alojarse
  2. quedarse, restar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  stay /steiouvər/
  quedarse, restar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  stay /steiwʌn/
  quedarseatrás, tardar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  stay /steiwið/
  alojarse

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  1. anstånd, uppehåll
  postponement, esp. of a punishment
  2. vistelse, uppehåll
  residence, sojourn
  3. avbrott, uppehåll
  stop, halt, break of action
  4. fäste
  hook, clasp, anything to hang another thing on
  5. stöd, stötta
  prop, support
  6. stag
  nautical: strong rope supporting a mast

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  stay //steɪ// 
  1. förbli, förbliva, hålla sig
  to continue to have a particular quality
  2. senarelägga, skjuta upp
  to postpone
  3. stanna, vistas
  to remain in a particular place

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  1. durmak
  2. kalmak
  3. geçici olarak ikamet etmek
  4. beklemek
  5. durdurmak, alıkoymak, bırakmamak, salıvermemek
  6. yaptırmamak, menetmek, önlemek
  7. doyurmak
  8. ertelemek, tehir etmek
  9. (k. dili) dayanmak, yarışta direnmek .stay one' hand engellemek, durdurmak .stay out dışarıda kalmak. stay put (A.B.D.), (k. dili) yerinden kımıldanmamak. stay the night gecelemek. staying power dayanma gücü.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  1. (den.) istralya
  2. istralya ile takviye etmek
  3. tiramola etmek, dönmek, orsa alabanda edip dönmek. in stays tiramola.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  1. dayamak, tutmak
  2. desteklemek, teselli etmek
  3. dayanak, destek, payanda
  4. balina stays  (çoğ.), (İng.) korsa.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  stay /stˈeɪ/
  1. kalma
  2. durma
  3. ziyaret muddeti
  4. ikamet, oturma
  5. durdurma, tehir, infazı tehir
  6. dayanma, sebat. stay bolt germe cıvatası, payanda cıvata, makinanın iki demir parçasını birbirinden ayrı tutan cıvata.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsteɪ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  572 Moby Thesaurus words for "stay":
     abandon, abeyance, abide, abort, adhere, adjourn, advocate,
     afford support, afterthought, agglomerate, alpenstock, amnesty,
     anchor, arm, arrest, arrestation, athletic supporter, await, back,
     back up, backbone, backing, backpedal, backwater, bandeau, bar,
     be still, bear, bear up, bearer, bearing rein, belay, bell, berth,
     bide, bide the issue, billet at, bind, bit, bivouac, block,
     block up, blockade, blockage, bolster, bolster up, bottom, bra,
     brace, bracer, bracket, brake, brassiere, break, breath, breather,
     breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time,
     bring to, bring up short, bunch, bung, bunk, buoy up,
     bureaucratic delay, burrow, buttress, cable, caesura, camp, cancel,
     cane, carrier, carry, carry on, caulk, cease, cease not,
     cease-fire, cervix, chain, check, checkmate, checkrein, chink,
     chock, choke, choke off, choke up, cigarette break, clasp, cleave,
     clinch, cling, cling to, clip the wings, clog, clog up, clot,
     cluster, coagulate, coast, cocktail hour, coffee break, cohabit,
     cohere, colonize, column, come to anchor, confine, congeal,
     congest, conglomerate, constipate, continue, continue to be, cork,
     corselet, corset, countercheck, cover, cradle, crook, crutch, curb,
     curb bit, cushion, cut it out, cut short, cutoff, dally, dam,
     dam up, damper, dawdle, day off, dead stop, deadlock, debarment,
     decelerate, defeat time, defer, deferment, deferral, defy time,
     delay, delayage, delayed reaction, desist, detain, detention,
     deter, determent, deterrence, dillydally, discontinuance,
     discontinuation, discontinue, discourage, discouragement,
     domesticate, domicile, domiciliate, doorstop, doss down,
     double take, downtime, drag, drag on, drag out, drag sail,
     dragging, draw rein, drift anchor, drift sail, drogue, drop,
     drop anchor, drop it, dwell, ease off, ease up, embrace, end,
     endgame, ending, endure, enforced respite, ensconce, establish,
     establish residence, estoppel, exemption, exist, extend, fetter,
     fill, fill up, final whistle, foil, forbiddance, foreclosure,
     forestalling, forestay, foul, found, foundation garment, freeze,
     freeze to, fulcrum, full stop, gird, girdle, give over,
     give support, go along, go on, grasp, grinding halt, ground,
     grow together, gun, guy, guywire, halt, hamper, hang, hang about,
     hang around, hang fire, hang on, hang out, hang together, hang up,
     hang-up, happy hour, have done with, hesitation, hinder, hindrance,
     hive, hold, hold back, hold everything, hold in check, hold off,
     hold on, hold out, hold over, hold steady, hold together, hold up,
     hold your horses, holdback, holdup, holiday, hug, immunity, impede,
     impunity, indemnity, inhabit, interim, interlude, intermezzo,
     intermission, intermittence, interrupt, interruption, interval,
     jam, jock, jockstrap, jog on, keep, keep afloat, keep back,
     keep going, keep house, keep on, keep quiet, keep up, knock it off,
     lag, lagging, lapse, last, last long, last out, lay aside, lay by,
     lay off, lay over, layoff, layover, leave off, lend support,
     let down, let up, letup, lie still, line, linger, live, live at,
     live on, live through, locate, lockout, lodge, logjam, loiter,
     lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, lull, mainstay, maintain,
     maintainer, make late, mark time, martingale, mass, mast, moderate,
     moor, moratorium, move, neck, nest, never cease, nolle prosequi,
     non prosequitur, nonprosecution, not breathe, not stir, obstipate,
     obstruct, obstruction, obviation, occupy, pack, paperasserie, park,
     pause, pelham, people, perch, perdure, perennate, persist,
     pigeonhole, pillow, plug, plug up, populate, postpone,
     postponement, preclusion, predicate, prevail, prevent, prevention,
     procrastinate, prohibition, prolong, prop, prorogate, prorogue,
     protract, pull up, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice,
     put paid to, quit, recess, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, reef,
     refrain, rein in, reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer, relax,
     relinquish, relocate, remain, remain motionless, remission, remora,
     renounce, repose, reprieve, reserve, reside, respite, rest,
     resting place, retard, retardance, retardation, rigging, room,
     roost, rope, run, run on, scotch, scrub, sea anchor, secure, set,
     set aside, set back, set by, set up housekeeping, set up shop,
     settle, settle down, shackle, shelve, shift off, shore, shore up,
     shoulder, shroud, sit down, sit tight, sit up, sit up for,
     sit-down strike, slack off, slack up, slacken, sleep on, slog on,
     slow, slow down, slow up, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, snaffle,
     sojourn, sojournment, solidify, spell, spile, spine, spoke, sprit,
     squat, staff, stagger on, stalemate, stall, stanch, stand,
     stand fast, stand firm, stand over, stand still, stand-down,
     standing rigging, standoff, standstill, stave, stave off, stay at,
     stay of execution, stay on, stay over, stay put, stay up,
     stay up for, stayover, stays, stem, stem the tide, stench, stick,
     stick around, stick fast, stick together, stiffener, stillstand,
     stop, stop cold, stop dead, stop over, stop short, stop up,
     stop-off, stopover, stoppage, stopper, stopping, stopple,
     strengthen, strengthener, stretch out, strike, strike root, stuff,
     stuff up, stymie, subsidize, subsist, subvention, support,
     supporter, surcease, survive, suspend, suspension, sustain,
     sustainer, sweat, sweat it out, sweat out, table, take a recess,
     take hold of, take in sail, take residence at, take root,
     take time, take up residence, tarry, tea break, tenant, terminate,
     throttle down, thwart, tide over, tie-up, time lag, time out,
     trammel, tread water, truce, underbrace, undergird, underlie,
     underpin, underpinning, underset, upbear, uphold, upholder, upkeep,
     vacation, visit, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, wait for,
     wait on, wait up for, waive, walking stick, walkout, watch,
     watch and wait, wear, work stoppage
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 停留,停止,依靠;
  v. 停留,留宿,制止;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 停留,逗留,制止,延缓,停止,依靠,支柱,支撑物,支索
     vt. 制止,平息,延缓

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats