verb
Stay where you are or I'll shoot!
I heard that Sheila was back in town, staying at her aunt's
I was having trouble staying awake
Only one man has the authority to stay the execution. What can be done to stay the advance of the killer bees?
I like this part of the world and plan to stay here a while
noun
Have you been able to arrange a stay in carrying out the sentence?
We really enjoyed our stay at Fred's house in Fort Lauderdale
noun
If one of those stays gives way, the entire structure may fall
verb
The mast is stayed by two steel cables, fore and aft
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