Stay

Hang on during a trial of endurance

Has types

Outstay

Derivation

Stayer

Stay the same; remain in a certain state

Stay put (in a certain place)

Antonyms

Move

Examples

We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati

The state of inactivity following an interruption

Examples

The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow

Dwell

Synonyms

Abide

Bide

Examples

You can stay with me while you are in town

Stay a bit longer--the day is still young

Overcome or allay

Stop or halt

Synonyms

Delay

Detain

Examples

Please stay the bloodshed!

Continue in a place, position, or situation

Type of

Be

Examples

After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser

Stay behind

Synonyms

Persist

Remain

Has types

Stick

Linger

Examples

The smell stayed in the room

A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

In category

Law

Jurisprudence

Examples

The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court

A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

Type of

Slip

Strip

Continuing or remaining in a place or state

Examples

They had a nice stay in Paris

A lengthy hospital stay

A four-month stay in bankruptcy court

Fasten with stays

(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

Stop a judicial process

Examples

The judge stayed the execution order

Remain behind

Antonyms

Depart

Examples

I had to stay at home and watch the children