STAY — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
stay
Continuing or remaining in a place or state.
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- They had a nice stay in Paris.
- A lengthy hospital stay.
- A four-month stay in bankruptcy court.
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar.
A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset).
A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted.
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- The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court.
The state of inactivity following an interruption.
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- 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.
Stay the same; remain in a certain state.
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- 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.
Stop or halt.
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- Please stay the bloodshed!
Overcome or allay.
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- Quell my hunger.
Fasten with stays.
Stay put (in a certain place).
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- We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati.
- Stay put in the corner here!
- Stick around and you will learn something!
Remain behind.
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- I had to stay at home and watch the children.
Stop a judicial process.
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- The judge stayed the execution order.
A trial of endurance.
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- Ride out the storm.
Dwell.
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- You can stay with me while you are in town.
- Stay a bit longer--the day is still young.
Continue in a place, position, or situation.
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- 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.
Stay behind.
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- The smell stayed in the room.
- The hostility remained long after they made up.
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