Словарь синонимов английского языка - stay

(v) 1. remain, stop, continue, tarry, wait, stand, Colloq freeze: Stay where you are or I'll shoot! 2. remain, stop, lodge, sojourn, abide, reside, dwell, live, visit: I heard that Sheila was back in town, staying at her aunt's. 3. keep, remain, continue to be: I was having trouble staying awake. 4. stop, arrest, thwart, prevent, put an end to, halt, interrupt, block, check; curb, retard, slow, impede, foil, obstruct, hamper, hinder, discourage, deter; delay, postpone, put off, discontinue, defer, Technical prorogue: Only one man has the authority to stay the execution. What can be done to stay the advance of the killer bees? 5. linger, loiter, wait, tarry, stop, remain, Archaic bide: I like this part of the world and plan to stay here a while. -(n) 6. stop, stoppage, arrest, set-back, check, halt, prevention, discontinuance, discontinuation, interruption, blockage, delay, postponement, deferment, deferral, reprieve: Have iou been able to arrange a stay in carrying out the sentence? 7. ctopover, sojourn, visit, stop: We really enjoyed our stay at Fred's house in Fort Lauderdale. (n) 1. guy, line, rope, cable, chain, support, brace, reinforcement; Technical head-stay, (running) backstay, forestay, mainstay, mizen-stay: If one of those stays gives way, the entire structure may fall. -(v) 2. support, strengthen, secure, reinforce, brace, buttress, gird, shore (up): The mast is stayed by two steel cables, fore and aft.