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To Stay

  1. (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
  2. (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
  3. (transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  4. (transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  5. (transitive) To stop or delay something.
    1. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
    2. To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
    3. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
    4. To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
  6. (transitive) To hold the attention of.
  7. (transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
  8. (transitive, obsolete) To wait for; await.
  9. (transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
  10. (intransitive, obsolete) To rest; depend; rely.
  11. (intransitive, obsolete) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
  12. (intransitive, archaic) To come to an end; cease.
  13. (intransitive, archaic) To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
  14. (intransitive, dated) To make a stand; to stand firm.
  15. (intransitive) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
  16. (intransitive, obsolete) To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
  17. (intransitive, obsolete, used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
  18. (intransitive, Scotland, South Africa, India, Southern US, African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To live; reside
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