| Stay (stay) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Stay |
| [AS. stæg,
akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., *** Dan. stag] cf. OF. estai,
F. étai, of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.) |
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.
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| Stay (stay) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Stay |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Stayed (?) or Staid (&?]); p. pr. ***
vb. n. Staying.] [OF. estayer, F.
é]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F.
étai, a prop, pr |
To stop
from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to
support.
To support from sinking; to sustain with
strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
To bear up under; to endure; to support; to
resist successfully.
To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to
restrain; to stop; to hold.
To hinde(?); to delay; to detain; to keep
back.
To remain for the purpose of; to wait
for.
To cause to cease; to put an end
to.
To fasten or secure with
stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
To tack, as a vessel, so
that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the
wind.
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| Stay (stay) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Stay |
| [***radic]163. See
Stay to hold up, prop.] |
To remain; to
continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to
stand still.
To continue in a state.
To wait; to attend; to forbear to
act.
To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to
insist.
To come to an end; to cease; as, that day
the storm stayed.
To hold out in a race or other contest; as,
a horse stays well.
To change tack; as a
ship.
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That which serves as a prop; a
support.
A corset stiffened with
whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by
men.
Continuance in a place; abode for a space
of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this
city.
Cessation of motion or progression; stand;
stop.
Hindrance; let; check.
Restraint of passion; moderation; caution;
steadiness; sobriety.
Strictly, a part in tension
to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
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