n. 25B6; verb
he stayed where he was : REMAIN (BEHIND), stay behind, stay put; wait, linger, stick, be left, hold on, hang on, lodge; informal hang around/round; Brit. informal hang about; archaic bide, tarry.
they won't stay hidden : CONTINUE (TO BE), remain, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being.
our aunt is staying with us : VISIT, spend time, put up, stop (off/over); holiday; lodge, room, board, have rooms, be housed, be accommodated, be quartered, be billeted; N. Amer. vacation; formal sojourn; archaic bide.
legal proceedings were stayed : POSTPONE, put off, delay, defer, put back, hold over/off; adjourn, suspend, prorogue; N. Amer. put over, table, lay on the table, take a rain check on; US Law continue; informal put on ice, put on the back burner.
(poetic/literary) we must stay the enemy's advance : DELAY, slow down/up, hold back/up, set back, keep back, put back, put a brake on, retard; hinder, hamper, obstruct, inhibit, impede, curb, check, restrain, restrict, arrest; Brit. throw a spanner in the works of; N. Amer. throw a monkey wrench in the works of.
leave, advance, promote.
25B6; noun
a stay at a hotel : VISIT, stop, stop-off, stopover, break, holiday; N. Amer. vacation; formal sojourn.
a stay of judgement : POSTPONEMENT, putting off, delay, deferment, deferral, putting back; adjournment, suspension, prorogation; N. Amer. tabling; US Law continuance.