Definition/Meaning of stay

• English - Verb: stay (third-person singular simple present stays, present participle staying, simple past and past participle stayed or (obsolete) staid) (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn ; abide . We stay ed in Hawaii for a week. I can only stay for an hour. 1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […]…
• English - Noun: stay (plural stays) Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii. A postponement , especially of an execution or other punishment . The governor granted a stay of execution. 1980 June 25, “A.C.L.U. Seeks to Stay Execution of Georgian”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: Later that day, however, Judge O'Kelley signed a stay of…
• English - Particle: stay Aspect marker indicating frequency or permanence. He stay fighting.
• English - Adjective: stay (comparative stayer or more stay, superlative stayest or most stay) (UK, dialectal) Steep ; ascending . 1908, Publications of the Scottish History Society, volume 53, page 121: The Castle of Edr. is naturally a great strenth situate upon the top of a high Rock perpendicular on all sides, except on the entry from the burgh, which is a stay ascent and is well fortified with strong Walls,…
• English - Adverb: stay (comparative stayer or more stay, superlative stayest or most stay) (UK, dialectal) Steeply .