to stay
- verb
- /steɪ/
- Specialized
- To ensure the tent remains stable, you need to stay the corners with ropes.
- cable-stayed bridge
- cable-stayed
Examples
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The construction team used cables to stay the framework of the bridge.
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Workers must stay the beams to keep the building safe during the renovations.
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So even if ship moves, this has to stay in the position.
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Therefore, these middle bars stay inside the ball.
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So how do you make sure a bridge stays up for a very long time?
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You need to stay here and make sure that fire door stays open.
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Even though they have this ear hook design, they stay on the ears pretty well.
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I'm just going to use a little piece of tape to make sure this stays nice and flat.
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So it's really important that we add in our shaping so that it stays even along the top.
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I have got some rubber bands to make sure that stays together the following day.
Synonyms
To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together
To fasten firmly so it cannot move or be taken
Hold up something so it does not fall
To attach something firmly so it does not move
To make something stronger or prepare yourself for something difficult
To support the weight of something so it does not fall
Hold something in place so it cannot move
To fasten something with a band so it stays in place
To hold up something heavy so it does not fall
Keep something or someone in place and still
To put a support on an injured arm or finger to keep it still
To fasten something so it does not move
Antonyms
Idioms
To keep wanting more and trying to improve without accepting being average
To not ask about or get involved in someone's private matters
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
An official order by a court that temporarily stops a punishment, for example a death sentence
- Formal
An official order telling people to remain at home to slow the spread of a disease
- Specialized
A short wire on a sailboat that keeps the mast top straight and sends pull from back to front
- Specialized
An electrical switch that stays in the same position when power is removed
How Stable
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stay meaning to fasten or support comes from the idea of holding something so it 'stands' firm, from Latin stare 'to stand', so to stay a mast or wall is to keep it stable and upright.