Dictionary entry details
• STAY (noun)
Meaning:
Continuing or remaining in a place or state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
they had a nice stay in Paris / a lengthy hospital stay / a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
Hypernyms ("stay" is a kind of...):
act; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stay"):
sojourn; visit (a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest))
layover; stop; stopover (a brief stay in the course of a journey)
Meaning:
A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
Hypernyms ("stay" is a kind of...):
decree; edict; fiat; order; rescript (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge))
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stay"):
stay of execution (an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time)
Meaning:
The state of inactivity following an interruption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
halt; stoppage; arrest; hitch; stay; check; stop
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("stay" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stay"):
countercheck (a check that restrains another check)
logjam (any stoppage attributable to unusual activity)
Meaning:
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stay" is a kind of...):
brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stay"):
backstay (a stay that supports the back of something)
forestay (an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast)
Meaning:
A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stay" is a kind of...):
slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
• STAY (verb)
Meaning:
Stay the same; remain in a certain state
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
remain; stay; rest
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stay"):
be (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form)
keep; stay fresh (fail to spoil or rot)
stand (remain inactive or immobile)
stay together; stick together (be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble)
sit tight (maintain the same position; wait it out)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Sentence example:
John will stay angry
Antonym:
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Meaning:
Stay put (in a certain place)
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stay put; stay; stick; stick around
Context examples:
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati / Stay put in the corner here! / Stick around and you will learn something!
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
stay in place (be stationary)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Antonym:
move (change residence, affiliation, or place of employment)
Meaning:
Dwell
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
bide; abide; stay
Context examples:
You can stay with me while you are in town / stay a bit longer--the day is still young
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
continue; remain; stay; stay on (continue in a place, position, or situation)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stay"):
visit (stay with as a guest)
outstay; overstay (stay too long)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Continue in a place, position, or situation
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
stay on; remain; stay; continue
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stay"):
abide; bide; stay (dwell)
hold over (continue a term of office past the normal period of time)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Remain behind
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
I had to stay at home and watch the children
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Antonym:
depart (go away or leave)
Meaning:
Stop or halt
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
detain; delay; stay
Context example:
Please stay the bloodshed!
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
check; delay; retard (slow the growth or development of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Stay behind
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
persist; remain; stay
Context examples:
The smell stayed in the room / The hostility remained long after they made up
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stay"):
stick (endure)
linger (remain present although waning or gradually dying)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Hang on during a trial of endurance
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
last out; outride; ride out; stay
Context example:
ride out the storm
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stay"):
outstay (surpass in staying power)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Stop a judicial process
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The judge stayed the execution order
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
block; halt; kibosh; stop (stop from happening or developing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fasten with stays
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Overcome or allay
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
appease; quell; stay
Context example:
quell my hunger
Hypernyms (to "stay" is one way to...):
fill; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill or meet a want or need)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
