stays

Meanings

Noun

• a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
• continuing or remaining in a place or state
• the state of inactivity following an interruption
• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
• plural of stay
• A corset.

Verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state
• stay put (in a certain place)
• dwell
• continue in a place, position, or situation
• remain behind
• stop or halt
• stay behind
• hang on during a trial of endurance
• stop a judicial process
• fasten with stays
• overcome or allay
• third-person singular simple present indicative of stay

Synonyms

abide, appease, arrest, bide, check, continue, corset, delay, detain, girdle, halt, hitch, last out, outride, persist, quell, remain, rest, ride out, stay, stay on, stay put, stick, stick around, stop, stoppage

Antonyms

change, depart, move