STAY


Meaning of STAY in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: arrest 1, check, halt, interrupt, stall

Related Word: postpone, prorogue, put off

2.

to continue to be in one place for a noticeable time

stayed late at the office

Synonyms: abide, bide, linger, remain, stick around, tarry, wait

Related Word: dally, delay, dillydally, lag, procrastinate; hang around, loiter; outstay, stay out

Antonyms: go

3.

Synonyms: visit 3, sojourn, stop (over), tarry

Related Word: bide, dwell, live

4.

Synonyms: defer , adjourn, hold over, intermit, postpone, prorogue, put off, remit, shelve, suspend

II. noun

Synonyms: standstill , stillstand, stop

III. noun

Synonyms: support 3, brace, buttress, column, prop, shore, underpinner, underpinning, underpropping

IV. verb

Synonyms: base , bottom, establish, found, ground, predicate, rest

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