STAYS

To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.

To restrain; withhold; check; stop.

To cause to cease; to put an end to.

To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.

Example: "The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard."

To hold the attention of.

To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.

To wait for; await.

To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).

To rest; depend; rely.

To stop; come to a stand or standstill.

To come to an end; cease.

Example: "That day the storm stayed."

To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.

To make a stand; to stand firm.

To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.

Example: "That horse stays well."

To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.

Example: "We stayed in hawaii for a week.  i can only stay for an hour."

To wait; rest in patience or expectation.

(used with on or upon) to wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.

To continue to have a particular quality.

Example: "Wear gloves so your hands stay warm."

To live; reside

Example: "Hey, where do you stay at?"

To brace or support with a stay or stays

Example: "Stay a mast"

To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.

To tack; put on the other tack.

Example: "To stay ship"

To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.