Definition of Stay

Stay

A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.

To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

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

To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.

To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.

To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

To cause to cease; to put an end to.

To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.

To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.

To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

To continue in a state.

To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.

To dwell; to tarry; to linger.

To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.

To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.

To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.

To change tack; as a ship.

That which serves as a prop; a support.

A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.

Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.

Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.

Hindrance; let; check.

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

Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.

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It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
Albert Einstein

It is easier to stay out than get out.
Mark Twain

I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back.
Steve Jobs

Stay hungry, stay foolish.
Steve Jobs

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
Bruce Lee

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.
Friedrich Nietzsche

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
Michael Jordan

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.
Tony Robbins

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.
Joel Osteen

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.
Henry David Thoreau