stay : Idioms & Phrases

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Funnel stay

  • (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel.
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In stays, ∨ Hove in stays

  • (Naut.), in the act or situation of staying, or going about from one tack to another. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Preventer stay

  • . (Naut.) Same as Preventer, 3.
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Slack in stays

  • (Naut.), slow in going about, as a ship.
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Spring stay

  • (Naut.), a preventer stay, to assist the regular one. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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stay at

  • verb reside temporarily
    • I'm staying at the Hilton
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stay away

  • verb stay clear of, avoid
    keep one's eyes off; stand back; keep one's hands off; keep one's distance.
    • Keep your hands off my wife!
    • Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous
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Stay bolt

  • (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart, as in the leg of a steam boiler.
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Stay busk

  • a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk.
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stay fresh

  • verb fail to spoil or rot
    keep.
    • These potatoes keep for a long time
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Stay holes

  • (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
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stay in place

  • verb be stationary
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stay of execution

  • noun an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
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stay off

  • verb refrain from entering or walking onto
    keep off.
    • keep off the grass
    • stay off the premises
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stay on

  • verb continue in a place, position, or situation
    remain; continue; stay.
    • After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
    • Stay with me, please
    • despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
    • She continued as deputy mayor for another year
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stay over

  • verb stay overnight
    sleep over.
    • The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party
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stay put

  • verb stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"
    stick around; stick; stay.
    • We are staying in Detroit
    • Stay put in the corner here!
    • Stick around and you will learn something!
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Stay rod

  • a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a steam boiler.
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Stay tackle

  • (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
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stay together

  • verb be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble
    stick together.
    • The two families stuck together throughout the war
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stay up

  • verb not go to bed
    sit up.
    • Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow
    • We sat up all night to watch the election
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stay-at-home

  • noun a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel
    homebody.
  • adjective satellite not given to travel
    • a stay-at-home friend
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staying power

  • noun enduring strength and energy
    stamina; toughness.
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To heave in stays

  • (Naut.), to put a vessel on the other tack.
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To miss stays

  • (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about. Totten.
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To stay a mast

  • (Naut.), to incline it forward or aft, or to one side, by the stays and backstays.
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Triatic stay

  • (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
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