Stay

sta, v.i to remain to abide for any time to continue in a state to wait to cease acting to dwell to trust —v to cause to stand to stop to restrain to delay to prevent from falling to prop to support pad. and pa.p. staid, stayed. « continuance in a place abode for a time stand stop a fixed state (U.) a stand-still, prop: support: naut a large strong rope running from the head of one mast to another mast ',‘loic and-aft’ stay;, or to the of the «.lup back ’-stay, '.—pi. a kind of stiff inner waistcoat worn by women. 0 Fr. esteir stare to stand.] Stead, sted, the place which another had or might have [Lit a standing-place,’ A.S. stedr, from root of Stand cog. with tier, statt.]