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Meaning of stays
noun
- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn. Example: I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.
- A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment. Example: The governor granted a stay of execution.
- A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress. Example: stand at a stay
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
verb
- 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.
noun
- A prop; a support.
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing. Example: Where are the stays for my collar?
- (in the plural) A corset.
- A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
noun
- A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element. Example: The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
verb
- 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.
noun
- A corset.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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