1.continuing or remaining in a place or state;
they had a nice stay in Paris
2.a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;
the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
3.the state of inactivity following an interruption;
the negotiations were in arrest
4.(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
5.a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
1.stay the same; remain in a certain state;
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
2.stay put (in a certain place);
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
3.dwell;
You can stay with me while you are in town
4.continue in a place, position, or situation;
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
5.remain behind;
I had to stay at home and watch the children
6.stop or halt;
Please stay the bloodshed!
7.stay behind;
The smell stayed in the room
8.a trial of endurance;
ride out the storm
9.stop a judicial process;
The judge stayed the execution order
10. fasten with stays
11. overcome or allay;
quell my hunger