English-Thai Dictionary
stay
VI พัก อยู่ อาศัย อยู่ ค้าง อยู่ ยัง อยู่ linger sojourn pak-yu
stay abreast of
PHRV รักษาระดับ เดียว กับ อยู่ ระดับ เดียว กับ keep abreast of rak-sa-ra-dub-diao-kan
stay ahead
PHRV อยู่ นำหน้า move ahead yu-nam-na
stay at
PHRV พัก อยู่ ที่ เป็น แขก รับเชิญ ของ (สถานที่ stop at pak-yu-ti
stay at
PHRV อยู่ ด้านหลัง ของ (สถานที่ remain at stop at yu-dan-lang-kong
stay away
PHRV ไม่ มา ขาด be away keep away remain away stop away mai-ma
stay away from
PHRV อยู่ ห่าง จาก อยู่ ห่าง อยู่ ให้ ห่าง be off keep away from yu-hang-jak
stay back
PHRV อยู่ ให้ ห่าง จาก yu-hai-hang-jak
stay behind
PHRV ยัง ตามมา ทีหลัง ตามหลัง มา keep behind remain behind yang-tam-ma-te-lang
stay behind
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ต่อ ยัง อยู่ หลังจาก keep in yang-yu-tor
stay by
PHRV อยู่ ใกล้ กับ ยัง อยู่ ข้าง อยู่ เคียงข้าง cling onto cling to keep by stick to yu-kai-kab
stay clear of
PHRV หลีกเลี่ยง keep clear of remain clear of steer clear of lik-ling
stay cool
PHRV เย็น ต่อไป ยังคง เย็น อยู่ keep cool remain cool yen-tor-pai
stay cool
PHRV ใจเย็น ไว้ อย่า ตื่นเต้น สงบใจ ไว้ jai-yen-wai
stay down
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ระดับ ต่ำ อยู่ ต่ำกว่า keep down remain down stop down yang-yu-ra-dub-tam
stay for
PHRV อยู่ เป็น แขก รับเชิญ ใน (ช่วงเวลา อยู่ ใน ช่วง พัก อยู่ ใน ช่วง stop for yang-yu-pen-kea-rab-choen
stay in
PHRV(ไฟ ยัง ติด อยู่ (ไฟ ยัง เผาไหม้ อยู่ keep in yang-tid-yu
stay in
PHRV ยัง ประท้วง ต่อ ยัง คัดค้าน ต่อ yang-pra-tung-tor
stay in
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ภายใน อยู่ ด้านใน keep in yang-yu-pai-nai
stay in
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ใน (ตำแหน่ง stop in yang-yu-nai
stay in
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ใน (สถานที่ be in keep in remain in stick in stop in yang-yu-nai
stay in
PHRV อยู่ ใน (สภาพ get into yu-nai
stay in contact with
IDM ยัง ติดต่อ กับ ยัง พบปะ กับ keep in remain in put in yang-tid-tor-kab
stay in office
IDM ยัง ควบคุม ได้ (มัก ใช้ ใน ทางการเมือง ยัง อยู่ ใน อำนาจ remain in yang-kub-kum-dai
stay in power
IDM ยัง ควบคุม ได้ (มัก ใช้ ใน ทางการเมือง ยัง อยู่ ใน อำนาจ remain in yang-kub-kum-dai
stay in sight of
IDM ยัง มองเห็น ได้ จาก (สถานที่ yang-mong-hen-dai-jak
stay in touch with
IDM ยัง ติดต่อ กับ ยัง พบปะ กับ keep in remain in put in yang-tid-tor-kab
stay indoors
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ด้านใน อยู่ ภายใน keep in yang-yu-dan-nai
stay off
PHRV อยู่ ห่าง จาก เลี่ยง จาก หลีก จาก get off keep off yu-hang-jak
stay on
PHRV ยัง อยู่ บน stick on stop on yang-yu-bon
stay on
PHRV ยัง เดินทาง ใน ทิศทาง be on keep on remain on yang-doen-tang-nai-tid-tang
stay open
PHRV ยัง เปิด ค้าง อยู่ leave open yang-poed-kang-yu
stay open
PHRV ยัง เปิด อยู่ (ร้านค้า เปิด ขาย เปิด บริการ be open keep open remain open stop open yang-poed-yu
stay out
PHRV ยัง คงอยู่ ด้านนอก ยัง อยู่ ข้างนอก keep out stop out yang-kong-yu-dan-nok
stay out of
PHRV ยัง คงอยู่ ด้านนอก ของ keep out of stop out of yang-kong-yu-dan-nok-kong
stay over
PHRV พัก อยู่ ที่ stop off stop over pak-yu-ti
stay put
IDM ไม่ ขยับ ไม่ ย้าย ไม่ เคลื่อนที่ mai-ka-yab
stay put
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ที่ yang-yu-ti
stay the distance
IDM เล่น หรือ วิ่ง จน จบ การแข่งขัน วิ่ง หรือ เล่น จนถึง เส้นชัย len-rue-wing-jon-kob-kan-kang-kan
stay to
PHRV อยู่ร่วม รับประทาน อาหาร stay for stop for stop to yu-ruam-rab-pra-tan-ar-han
stay together
PHRV อยู่ร่วม กัน อยู่ ด้วยกัน keep together remain together yu-ruam-kan
stay under
PHRV ยัง อยู่ ใต้ hold under keep under remain under stop under yang-yu-ti
stay up
PHRV ยัง สูง เพิ่มขึ้น มากขึ้น be up hold up keep up remain up stop up yang-sung
stay with
PHRV ทำงาน กับ stop with tam-ngan-kab
stay with
PHRV เป็น แขก รับเชิญ ของ stop with pen-keak-rab-choen-kong
stay within
PHRV ยัง เชื่อฟัง ยัง อยู่ ใน ความควบคุม อยู่ ใน ข้อจำกัด อยู่ ใน ขอบเขต keep within remain within stick within stop within yang-chue-fang
stayer
N ผู้สนับสนุน ค้ำจุน คน ที่อยู่ ค้าง คนที่ ยืนหยัด อดทน สิ่ง ที่ ยับ ย้ง
staying power
N ความสามารถ อดทน kwam-sa-mad-aod-ton
staysail
N ใบ ที่ ติดกับ เชือก ดึง เสากระโดง เรือ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STAY
v.i.pret. staid, for stayed. [L., to stand. ] 1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide for any indefinite time. Do you stay here, while I go to the next house. Stay here a week. We staid at the Hotel Montmorenci.
Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first.
2. To continue in a state.
The flames augment, and stay at their full highth, then languish to decay.
3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
I stay for Turnus.
Would ye stay for them from having husbands? Ruth 1:13.
4. To stop; to stand still.
She would command the hasty sun to stay.
5. To dwell.
I must stay a little on one action.
6. To rest; to rely; to confide in; to trust.
Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression, and stay thereon-- Isaiah 3 :12.
STAY
v.t.pret. and pp. staid, for stayed. 1. To stop; to hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain.
All that may stay the mind from thinking that true which they heartily wish were false.
To stay these sudden gusts of passion.
2. To delay; to obstruct; to hinder from proceeding.
Your ships are staid at Venice.
I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that appeared to me to be new.
3. To keep from departure; as, you might have staid me here.
4. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to hold up; to support.
Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands. Exodus 17:12.
Sallows and reeds for vineyards useful found to stay thy vines.
5. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; as, to take a luncheon to stay the stomach.
STAY
n. 1. Continuance in a place; abode for a time indefinite; as, you make a short stay in this city.
Embrace the hero, and his stay implore.
2. Stand; stop; cessation of motion or progression.
Affairs of state seemd rather to stand at a stay.
[But in this sense, we now use stand; to be at a stand. ]
3. Stop; obstruction; hinderance from progress.
Grievd with each step, tormented with each stay.
4. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
With prudent stay, he long deferrd the rough contention.
5. A fixed state.
Alas, what stay is there in human state!
6. Prop; support.
Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.
My only strength and stay!
The Lord is my stay. Psalm 18:18.
The stay and the staff, the means of supporting and preserving life. Isaiah 3:1.
7. Steadiness of conduct.
8. In the rigging of a ship, a large strong rope employed to support the mast, by being extended from its upper end to the stem of the ship. The fore-stay reaches from the foremast head towards the bowsprit end; the main-stay extends to the ships stem; the mizen-stay is stretched to a collar on the main-mast, above the quarter deck, etc.
Stays, in seamanship, implies the operation of going about or changing the course of a ship, with a shifting of the sails. To be in stays, is to lie with the head to the wind, and the sails so arranged as to check her progress.
To miss stays, to fail in the attempt to go about.
STAYED
pp. Staid; fixed; settle; sober. It is now written staid, which see.
STAYEDLY
adv. Composedly; gravely; moderately; prudently; soberly. [Little used. ]
STAYEDNESS
n. 1. Moderation; gravity; sobriety; prudence. [See Staidness. ]
2. Solidity; weight. [Little used. ]
STAYER
n.One that stops or restrains; one who upholds or supports; that which props.
STAYLACE
n.A lace for fastening the bodice in female dress.
STAYLESS
a.Without stop or delay. [Little used. ]
STAYMAKER
n.One whose occupation is to make stays.
STAYS
n.plu. 1. A bodice; a kind of waistcoat stiffened with whalebone or other thing, worn by females.
2. Stays, of a ship. [See Stay. ]
3. Station; fixed anchorage.
4. Any support; that which keeps another extended.
Weavers, stretch your stays upon the weft.
STAY-SAIL
n.[stay and sail. ] Any sail extended on a stay.
STAY-TACKLE
n.[stay and tackle. ] A large tackle attached to the main-stay by means of a pendant, and used to hoist heavy bodies, as boats, butts of water and the like.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STAY
Stay, n. Etym: [AS. stæg, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw. , & Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. étai, of Teutonic origin. ] (Naut. )
Defn: A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship. In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut. ), in the act or situation of staying, or going about from one tack to another. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Stay holes (Naut. ), openings in the edge of a staysail through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay. -- Stay tackle (Naut. ), a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side. -- To miss stays (Naut. ), to fail in the attempt to go about. Totten. -- 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.
STAY
Stay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stayed or Staid (; p. pr. & vb. n.Staying.] Etym: [OF. estayer, F. étayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. étai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf. stay a rope to support a mast. Cf. Staid, a., Stay, v. i.]
1. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support. Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. Ex. xvii. 12.Sallows and reeds... for vineyards useful found To stay thy vines. Dryden.
2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time. He has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter, and it has not staid his stomach for a minute. Sir W. Scott.
3. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully. She will not stay the siege of loving terms, Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes. Shak.
4. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold. Him backward overthrew and down him stayed With their rude hands grisly grapplement. Spenser. All that may stay their minds from thinking that true which they heartly wish were false. Hooker.
5. To hinde Your ships are stayed at Venice. Shak. This business staid me in London almost a week. Evelyn. I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that appeared to me new. Locke.
6. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. "I stay dinner there. " Shak.
7. To cause to cease; to put an end to. Stay your strife. Shak. For flattering planets seemed to say This child should ills of ages stay. Emerson.
8. (Engin. )
Defn: To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
9. (Naut. )
Defn: To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind. To stay a mast (Naut. ), to incline it forward or aft, or to one side, by the stays and backstays.
STAY
Stay, v. i. Etym: [*163. See Stay to hold up, prop. ]
1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still. She would command the hasty sun to stay. Spenser. Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first. Dryden. I stay a little longer, as one stays To cover up the embers that still burn. Longfellow.
2. To continue in a state. The flames augment, and stay At their full height, then languish to decay. Dryden.
3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act. I'll tell thee all my whole device When I am in my coach, which stays for us. Shak. The father can not stay any longer for the fortune. Locke.
4. To dwell; to tarry; to linger. I must stay a little on one action. Dryden.
5. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist. I stay here on my bond. Shak. Ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon. Isa. xxx. 12.
6. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed. [Archaic ] Here my commission stays. Shak.
7. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well. [Colloq. ]
8. (Naut. )
Defn: To change tack; as a ship.
STAY
Stay, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. estai, F. étai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast. ]
1. That which serves as a prop; a support. "My only strength and stay. " Milton. Trees serve as so many stays for their vines. Addison. Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry. Coleridge.
2. pl.
Defn: A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men. How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. Gay.
3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city. Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care; No mortal interest can be worth thy stay. Dryden. Embrace the hero and his stay implore. Waller.
4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop. Made of sphere metal, never to decay Until his revolution was at stay. Milton. Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay. Hayward.
5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs. ] They were able to read good authors without any stay, if the book were not false. Robynson (more's Utopia ).
6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety. [Obs. ] "Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds and stays. " Herbert. The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king. Bacon. With prudent stay he long deferred The rough contention. Philips.
7. (Engin. )
Defn: Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them. 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. -- Stay busk, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk. -- Stay rod, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a steam boiler.
STAYED
STAYED Stayed, a.
Defn: Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid. Bacon. Pope.
STAYEDLY
STAYEDLY Stayed "ly, adv.
Defn: Staidly. See Staidly. [R.]
STAYEDNESS
STAYEDNESS Stayed "ness, n.
1. Staidness. [Archaic ] W. Whately.
2. Solidity; weight. [R.] Camden.
STAYER
STAYER Stay "er, n.
Defn: One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc. , that has endurance, an a race.
STAYLACE
STAYLACE Stay "lace `, n.
Defn: A lace for fastening stays.
STAYLESS
STAYLESS Stay "less, a.
Defn: Without stop or delay. Mir. for Mag.
STAYMAKER
STAYMAKER Stay "mak `er, n.
Defn: One whose occupation is to make stays.
STAYNIL
STAYNIL Stay "nil, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European starling. [Prov. Eng. ]
STAYSAIL
STAYSAIL Stay "sail `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: Any sail extended on a stay.
STAYSHIP
STAYSHIP Stay "ship `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stay
stay 1 |stā steɪ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] remain in the same place: you stay here and I'll be back soon | Jenny decided to stay at home with their young child | he stayed with the firm as a consultant. • (stay for /to ) delay leaving so as to join in (an activity ): why not stay for lunch? • (stay down ) (of food ) remain in the stomach, rather than be thrown up as vomit. 2 [ no obj. ] remain in a specified state or position: her ability to stay calm | tactics used to stay in power | I managed to stay out of trouble. 3 [ no obj. ] (of a person ) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest: the girls had gone to stay with friends | Minton invited him to stay the night . • Scottish & S. African live permanently: where do you stay? 4 [ with obj. ] stop, delay, or prevent (something ), in particular suspend or postpone (judicial proceedings ) or refrain from pressing (charges ). • assuage (hunger ) for a short time: I grabbed something to stay the pangs of hunger. • literary curb; check: he tries to stay the destructive course of barbarism. • [ no obj. ] archaic wait a moment in order to allow someone time to think or speak: stay, stand apart, I know not which is which. 5 [ with obj. ] literary support or prop up. ▶noun 1 a period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest: an overnight stay at a luxury hotel. 2 literary a curb or check: there is likely to be a good public library as a stay against boredom. • Law a suspension or postponement of judicial proceedings: a stay of prosecution. 3 a device used as a brace or support. • (stays ) historical a corset made of two pieces laced together and stiffened by strips of whalebone. 4 archaic power of endurance. PHRASES be here (or have come ) to stay informal be permanent or widely accepted: the Internet is here to stay. stay the course (or distance ) keep going strongly to the end of a race or contest. • pursue a difficult task or activity to the end. a stay of execution a delay in carrying out a court order. stay put (of a person or object ) remain somewhere without moving or being moved. PHRASAL VERBS stay on continue to study, work, or be somewhere after others have left: 75 percent of sixteen-year-olds stay on in full-time education. stay over (of a guest or visitor ) sleep somewhere, esp. at someone's home, for the night. stay up not go to bed: they stayed up all night. stay with 1 remain in the mind or memory of (someone ): Gary's words stayed with her all evening. 2 continue or persevere with (an activity or task ): the incentive needed to stay with a healthy diet. 3 (of a competitor or player ) keep up with (another ) during a race or match. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): from Anglo-Norman French estai-, stem of Old French ester, from Latin stare ‘to stand ’; in the sense ‘support ’ ( sense 5 of the verb and sense 3 of the noun ), partly from Old French estaye (noun ), estayer (verb ), of Germanic origin.
stay
stay 2 |steɪ stā | ▶noun a large rope, wire, or rod used to support a ship's mast, leading from the masthead to another mast or spar or down to the deck. • a guy or rope supporting a flagpole or other upright pole. • a supporting wire or cable on an aircraft. ▶verb [ with obj. ] secure or steady (a mast ) by means of stays. PHRASES be in stays (of a sailing ship ) be head to the wind while tacking. ORIGIN Old English stæg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stag, from a base meaning ‘be firm. ’
stay-at-home
stay-at-home |ˈsteɪ ət ˌhoʊm | informal ▶adjective [ attrib. ] preferring to be at home rather than to travel, socialize, or go out to work: a stay-at-home family man. ▶noun a person who lives in such a way.
stay bar
stay bar ▶noun a support used in building or in machinery.
staycation
stay ca tion |ˌstāˈkāSHn ˌsteɪˈkeɪʃn | ▶noun informal a vacation spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: blend of stay 1 and vacation .
stayer
stay er |ˈstāər ˈsteɪər | ▶noun 1 a tenacious person or thing, esp. a horse able to hold out to the end of a race. 2 a person who lives somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.
staying power
stay ing pow er |steɪɪŋ ˈpaʊ (ə )r | ▶noun informal the ability to maintain an activity or commitment despite fatigue or difficulty; stamina: do you have the staying power to study alone at home?
stay-in strike
stay-in strike ▶noun Brit. a sit-down strike.
Stayman
Stay man |ˈstāmən ˈsteɪmən |(also Stayman Winesap |ˈwīnˌsap |) ▶noun an apple of a deep red variety with a mildly tart flavor, originating in the US.
staysail
stay sail |ˈstāsəl, -ˌsāl ˈsteɪsəl | ▶noun a triangular fore-and-aft sail extended on a stay.
stay stitching
stay stitch ing ▶noun stitching placed along a bias or curved seam to prevent the fabric of a garment from stretching while the garment is being made. DERIVATIVES stay stitch verb
stay-up
stay-up ▶noun (usu. stay-ups ) a stocking that has an elasticated top and stays in position without a need for suspenders.
Oxford Dictionary
stay
stay 1 |steɪ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj., usu. with adverbial ] remain in the same place: you stay here and I'll be back soon | Jenny decided to stay at home with their young child | he stayed with the firm as a consultant. • (stay for /to ) delay leaving so as to join in (an activity ): why not stay to lunch? 2 [ no obj., with complement or adverbial ] remain in a specified state or position: her ability to stay calm | tactics used to stay in power | I managed to stay out of trouble. 3 [ no obj. ] (of a person ) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest: the girls had gone to stay with friends | Minton invited him to stay the night . • Scottish & S. African live permanently: where do you stay? 4 [ with obj. ] stop, delay, or prevent (something ), in particular suspend or postpone (judicial proceedings ) or refrain from pressing (charges ). • assuage (hunger ) for a short time: I grabbed something to stay the pangs of hunger. • literary curb; check: he tries to stay the destructive course of barbarism. • [ no obj., in imperative ] archaic wait a moment in order to allow someone time to think or speak: stay, stand apart, I know not which is which. 5 [ with obj. ] literary support or prop up. ▶noun 1 a period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest: an overnight stay at a luxury hotel. 2 literary a curb or check: there is likely to be a good public library as a stay against boredom. • Law a suspension or postponement of judicial proceedings: a stay of prosecution. 3 a device used as a brace or support. • (stays ) historical a corset made of two pieces laced together and stiffened by strips of whalebone. 4 [ mass noun ] archaic power of endurance. PHRASES be here (or have come ) to stay informal be permanent or widely accepted: the private sector is here to stay and likely to expand. stay the course (or distance ) keep going strongly to the end of a race or contest. • pursue a difficult task to the end. stay of execution a delay in carrying out a court order. stay put remain somewhere without moving or being moved. stay well S. African said as an expression of good wishes by a person leaving. PHRASAL VERBS stay behind remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment: please stay behind after class – I would like to talk to you regarding your lateness. stay on continue to study, work, or be somewhere after others have left: 75 per cent of sixteen-year-olds stay on in full-time education. stay over (of a guest or visitor ) sleep somewhere, especially at someone's home, for the night: children stay over at each other's houses more often than they did. stay up not go to bed: they stayed up all night. stay with 1 remain in the mind or memory of: Gary's words stayed with her all evening. 2 continue or persevere with (an activity or task ): the incentive needed to stay with a healthy diet. 3 (of a competitor or player ) keep up with (another ) during a race or match. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): from Anglo-Norman French estai-, stem of Old French ester, from Latin stare ‘to stand ’; in the sense ‘support ’ ( sense 5 of the verb and sense 3 of the noun ), partly from Old French estaye (noun ), estayer (verb ), of Germanic origin.
stay
stay 2 |steɪ | ▶noun a large rope, wire, or rod used to support a ship's mast, leading from the masthead to another mast or spar or down to another part of the ship. • a guy or rope supporting a flagstaff or other upright pole. • a supporting wire or cable on an aircraft. ▶verb [ with obj. ] secure or steady (a mast ) by means of stays. PHRASES be in stays (of a sailing ship ) be head to the wind while tacking. miss stays (of a sailing ship ) fail in an attempt to go about from one tack to another. ORIGIN Old English stæg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stag, from a base meaning ‘be firm ’.
stay-at-home
stay-at-home ▶noun informal a person who prefers to be at home rather than to travel, socialize, or go out to work: her son was a real stay-at-home | [ as modifier ] : working and stay-at-home mums.
stay bar
stay bar ▶noun a support used in building or in machinery.
staycation
staycation |steɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun informal a holiday spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: blend of stay 1 and vacation .
stayer
stay ¦er |ˈsteɪə (r )| ▶noun 1 Brit. a tenacious person or thing, especially a horse able to hold out to the end of a race. 2 a person who lives somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.
staying power
stay |ing power ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal the ability to maintain an activity or commitment despite fatigue or difficulty; stamina: do you have the staying power to study alone at home?
stay-in strike
stay-in strike ▶noun Brit. a sit-down strike.
Stayman
Stay man |ˈstāmən ˈsteɪmən |(also Stayman Winesap |ˈwīnˌsap |) ▶noun an apple of a deep red variety with a mildly tart flavor, originating in the US.
stay rod
stay rod ▶noun another term for stay bar.
staysail
staysail |ˈsteɪseɪl, -s (ə )l | ▶noun a triangular fore-and-aft sail extended on a stay.
stay stitching
stay stitching ▶noun [ mass noun ] stitching placed along a bias or curved seam to prevent the fabric of a garment from stretching while the garment is being made.
stay-up
stay-up ▶noun (usu. stay-ups ) a stocking that has an elasticated top and stays in position without a need for suspenders.
American Oxford Thesaurus
stay
stay 1 verb 1 he stayed where he was: remain (behind ), stay behind, stay put; wait, linger, stick, be left, hold on, hang on, lodge; informal hang around; archaic bide, tarry. ANTONYMS leave. 2 they won't stay hidden: continue (to be ), remain, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being. 3 our aunt is staying with us: visit, spend time, put up, stop (off /over ); lodge, room, board, have rooms, be housed, be accommodated, be quartered, be billeted, vacation; formal sojourn; archaic bide. 4 legal proceedings were stayed: postpone, put off, delay, defer, put back, hold over /off; adjourn, suspend, prorogue, put over, table, lay on the table, take a rain check on; Law continue; informal put on ice, put on the back burner. ANTONYMS advance. 5 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; informal throw a (monkey ) wrench in the works of. ANTONYMS promote. ▶noun 1 a stay at a hotel: visit, stop, stop-off, stopover, overnight, break, vacation; formal sojourn. 2 a stay of judgment: postponement, putting off, delay, deferment, deferral, putting back; adjournment, suspension, prorogation, tabling.
stay
stay 2 noun the stays holding up the mast: strut, wire, brace, tether, guy, prop, rod, support, truss; Nautical shroud. ▶verb her masts were well stayed: brace, tether, strut, wire, guy, prop, support, truss.
Oxford Thesaurus
stay
stay 1 verb 1 the man told her to stay where she was: remain (behind ), stay behind, stay put; wait, wait around, linger, stick, continue, be left, hold on, hang on, lodge, rest, delay, pause, stop; informal hang around /round; Brit. informal hang about; archaic bide, tarry. ANTONYMS leave. 2 we can't stay hidden any longer: continue to be, remain, keep, continue, persist in being, carry on being, go on being, rest. 3 the girls have come to stay with us: visit; spend some time, put up, stop, stop off, stop over, break one's journey; holiday; lodge, room, board, have rooms, be housed, be accommodated, be quartered, be billeted; take up residence, take a room, settle; N. Amer. vacation; formal sojourn; archaic bide, abide. 4 legal proceedings in such cases would be either stayed or dropped completely: postpone, put off, delay, defer, put back, hold over /off, carry over, reschedule, do later, shelve, stand over, pigeonhole, put /hold in abeyance, mothball; adjourn, suspend, prorogue; put off the evil day /hour; N. Amer. put over, table, lay on the table, take a rain check on; N. Amer. Law continue; informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage; rare remit, respite. ANTONYMS advance. 5 literary he tries to stay the progress of barbarism: delay, slow down, slow up, hold back, set back, keep back, hold up, postpone, put back, detain, decelerate, put a brake on, retard; hinder, hamper, obstruct, inhibit, impede, handicap, hamstring, curb, check, restrain, restrict, arrest, interfere with, interrupt, encumber, clog; Brit. informal throw a spanner in the works of; N. Amer. informal throw a monkey wrench in the works of; rare trammel, cumber. ANTONYMS promote. ▶noun 1 a brief stay at a hotel: visit, stop, stop-off, stopover, break, holiday, rest; N. Amer. vacation; formal sojourn. 2 a stay of judgement: postponement, putting off, delay, deferment, deferral, putting back, carrying over, rescheduling, shelving, pigeonholing, mothballing; adjournment, suspension, prorogation; N. Amer. tabling.
stay
stay 2 noun the mast was raised and the stays rigged: strut, wire, brace, tether, prop, beam, rod, support, truss, buttress, pier, shaft, shore, stanchion, stake, stick, spike, post; Nautical shroud. ▶verb her masts were stayed with lengths of telephone wire: brace, tether, strut, wire, prop, support, truss, buttress, shore up, stake, stick.
staying power
staying power noun informal she won't have to rough it on this trip, but she still needs staying power. See stamina.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
stay
stay 1 /steɪ /〖語源は 「止まる 」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /, ｟古 ｠staid /steɪd /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〖stay ＋副詞 〗とどまる , いる (!副詞 は主に場所 時間の表現 ) ▸ Do you stay in the car or get out? 車の中にいる, それとも降りる?▸ Stay here till I get back .戻ってくるまでここにいなさい ▸ stay (at ) home to raise my children [with a headache ]子育てのために働きに出ない [頭痛がするので家にいる ] (!atの省略は ｟米 ｠) ▸ stay in bed all morning 午前中ずっとベッドで寝ている ▸ Why don't you stay for [｟ややまれ ｠to ] dinner? 夕食を食べていったらどう ▸ stay in ｟主に米 ｠ [at ｟主に英 ｠] school 学校に在学する ▸ I'm afraid I can't stay .おいとましなければなりません ▸ Stay with me for a while? しばらく一緒にいてよ ▸ I'll stay and [to ] help you .残って手伝います (!stay and doは ｟話 ｠) 2 〖stay C 〗Cのままでいる , C 〈状態 〉である (｟よりかたく ｠remain ) (!Cは 形容詞 分詞 名詞 前置詞句 ) ▸ stay awake until morning 朝まで寝ないで起きている ▸ The store stays open until 9 p.m.その店は午後9時まで開いている ▸ Stay tuned . ≒Stay with us .そのままお待ち下さい (!ラジオ テレビでCMに入る前に司会者が言う言葉 ) ▸ Nothing stays the same forever .いつまでも変わらないものはない ▸ We've stayed friends ever since .その後私たちは友達付き合いを続けています ▸ stay in shape by swimming 水泳をして丈夫な体を保つ 3 〖stay at A /in A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈場所 〉に滞在する , 泊まる ; 〖～ with A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 〉の家に泊まる ; ｟南ア スコット ｠永住する , 居を構える ▸ I stay at the Hilton in Osaka [my mother's (house ), her place ] once a month .私は月に1度大阪のヒルトンホテル [母の家, 彼女のところ ]に泊まります ▸ stay in London [the country ] for a week ロンドン [田舎 ]に1週間滞在する ▸ stay with a friend at weekends 週末に友達のところに泊まる ▸ stay overnight (帰らずに )1晩泊まる ▸ stay in (the ) hospital 入院する 4 ｟くだけて ｠【競争相手に 】遅れないでついて行く «with » ▸ The runner from Kenya stayed with Mark almost to the finish line .そのケニア出身の走者はゴール直前までマークにぴったりくっついていた 5 〖命令形で 〗a. ｟話 ｠待て , 止まれ (!犬に対して用いる ) .b. ｟古 ｠待て (!考えたり話したりする時間を取る時に用いる ) .6 〘トランプ 〙(ポーカーで )降りないで勝負に残る .他動詞 1 ｟文 ｠…を止める , 防止する ▸ stay the progress of a disease 病気の進行を食い止める 2 …の間滞在する (!目的語は時間を表す表現 ) ▸ stay the night 一晩泊まる 3 ｟かたく ｠〈起訴手続きなど 〉を延期する , 猶予する ▸ stay an execution 執行を猶予する 4 ｟文 ｠〈空腹感など 〉を (一時的に )いやす , 和らげる ▸ stay one's hunger [stomach ]空腹を抑える 5 〈レース コンテストの残り 〉を最後までがんばり通す ▸ stay the course [disease ]最後までがんばる [病気に負けず持ちこたえる ]6 ｟古 ｠…を待つ .be h è re [have c ò me ] to st á y 〈物事が 〉定着している, 広く受け入れられている, 根を下ろしている ▸ Cellular phones are here to stay .携帯電話は生活の一部になっている st à y ar ó und ｟くだけて ｠(人の )そばにいる, どこへも行かない .st à y aw á y 1 【場所 人などから [に ]】(危険なので )離れている, 近づかない, 寄りつかない ; 【学校 仕事などに 】行かない «from » .2 【害のある物 行為を 】避ける «from » ▸ You should stay away from fried foods .揚げ物は避けたほうがいい st à y b á ck (前に出たりせず )とどまっている, 動かない ▸ This is dangerous. Stay back !危険だ, 下がってて st à y beh í nd 【会合 授業などの 】後に残る (｟よりかたく ｠remain ); «…の » 後ろの方にいる «after » .st à y d ó wn 1 しゃがんだままでいる, 身を伏せている .2 〈スイッチなどが 〉降りたままになっている ; 〈値段などが 〉下がったままである .3 〈食べ物などが 〉 (吐き出されずに )胃に収まる ▸ I can't eat. Nothing will stay down .なにも食べられない . すぐ戻してしまう 4 〈ダイバーなどが 〉潜ったままでいる .5 ｟英 ｠(1年 )留年する, 進級できない .6 〈坑夫が 〉 (ストライキのため )坑内に残っている .st à y í n 1 (特に夜 )家にいる, 外出しない (↔stay out )▸ stay in and watch TV 外出しないで家でテレビを見る 2 (罰として )学校に残される .3 〈物が 〉 (正しい位置などに )収まって [残って ]いる .4 〘クリケット 〙(アウトにならずに )打者の位置についている .st á y in A A 〈状態 立場など 〉を維持する ▸ stay in power [office ]政権 [現職 ]にとどまる ▸ Stay in there .投げ出さないで, あきらめないで (!励ましの言葉 ) st à y ó ff 1 (減量後 )やせたままでいる ▸ She can never get the weight to stay off .(減量はできるが )彼女はその体重を維持できない (元の体重に戻ってしまう )2 食べ [飲ま ]ない .3 学校 [仕事 ]へ行かない .st à y ó ff A 1 A 〈体に良くない物 〉を食べ [飲ま ]ない ▸ stay off alcohol アルコールを控える 2 ｟英 ｠(主に病気のため )A 〈学校 仕事 〉に行かない .3 (他人に配慮し )A 〈ある話題 〉を避ける .st à y ó n 1 (予定より長く )いる (↔leave ).2 «…として » そのまま働く «as » ; ｟英 ｠(就職せず大学に )残る .3 〈電灯 テレビなどが 〉ついたままである .4 〈物が 〉上にのったままである .st á y on A 1 A 〈馬など 〉に乗ったままでいる ; A 〈道など 〉をそのまま進む .2 Aから離れない ; Aを (追求し )続ける ▸ stay on the problem until it is settled 解決するまでその問題を追求する st à y ó ut 1 夜遅く帰宅する ; 夜家に戻らない (↔stay in ).2 ｟主に英 ｠ストライキを続行する .st à y ó ut A A 〈会など 〉に最後までいる .st á y out of A 1 A 〈場所 〉に入らない .2 A 〈活動 議論など 〉に関わらない, 参加しない .st à y ó ver (人の家に )一晩泊まる ▸ I'm staying over at Tom's house tonight .今晩トムの家に泊まります st à y tog é ther 〈夫婦などが 〉 (別れないで )生活を続ける .st à y ú p 1 寝ないで起きている ▸ stay up late [all night ] discussing the idea 夜遅くまで [徹夜で ]そのアイディアについて話し合う 2 〈物が 〉落ちないでいる ; 〈値段 温度などが 〉上がったままである .st á y with A 1 ↑自動詞 1 , 3 , 4 .2 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈物 事 〉を使い [やり ]続ける ; Aにかかわり続ける ▸ “Scotch or bourbon? ” “I'll stay with bourbon. ”「スコッチにしますか, バーボンですか 」「やっぱりバーボンです 」3 〈事柄が 〉いつまでもA 〈人 〉の心 [記憶 ]に残っている ▸ That song has stayed with me all these years .その歌は何年もずっと頭から離れない 4 A 〈人 〉の話を聞き続ける .名詞 複 ～s 1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…での /…と一緒の » 滞在 , 滞在期間 «in , at /with » ▸ a hospital stay 入院 ▸ enjoy one's stay in England イギリスでの滞在を楽しむ 2 C U 〘法 〙延期 , 猶予 ; 停止 , 抑止 ▸ a stay of execution 刑の執行猶予 (!｟コーパス ｠aの省略は ｟まれ ｠) 3 U ｟古 ｠持久 [耐久 ]力 , 根気 .
stay
stay 2 名詞 複 ～s C 1 〘海 〙支索 （しさく ）, ステー 〘船のマストを支持する (ワイヤー )ロープ 〙.2 コルセット [カラー ]を補強する芯 （しん ）[帯 ]; アンテナ [電柱 ]を固定する支柱 [支索 ]; 支え綱 .3 〖～s 〗｟主に英 ｠(昔の )コルセット .4 ｟文 ｠(精神的な )支え (support ).動詞 他動詞 1 …を (支索 支柱で )支える ▸ stay a mast マストを支索で支える 2 〈船 〉を上手 （うわて ）回しにする .3 (精神的に )〈人 〉を支える .
stay-at-home
st á y-at-h ò me 名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠家にばかりいる人, 出不精な人 ; わくわくするようなことをしない人 .形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗家にばかりいる, 出不精な ; 刺激的なことをしない ▸ a stay-at-home mom [dad ]専業主婦 [夫 ]
stayer
st á y er 名詞 C 耐久力のある人 [動物 ].
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