stay

n//steɪ//

stöd, stötta, anstånd, uppehåll, stag, avbrott, fäste, vistelse, stanna, vistas, förbli, förbliva, hålla sig, senarelägga, skjuta upp

  1. A prop; a support.

  2. (legal) A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.

  3. 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.

  4. (archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.

  5. (archaic) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

  6. Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

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

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

  9. (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.

  10. (transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.

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