· stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

Synonym(s): remain, rest

Hypernym(s): be

Antonym(s): change

· stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

Synonym(s): stick, stick_around, stay_put

Hypernym(s): stay_in_place

Antonym(s): move

· dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Synonym(s): bide, abide

Hypernym(s): stay, stay_on, continue, remain

· continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

Synonym(s): stay_on, continue, remain

Hypernym(s): be

· remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

Antonym(s): depart

· stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

Synonym(s): detain, delay

Hypernym(s): check, retard, delay

· stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

Synonym(s): persist, remain

· hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"

Synonym(s): last_out, ride_out, outride

· stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"

Hypernym(s): stop, halt, block, kibosh

· fasten with stays

Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure

· overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"

Synonym(s): quell, appease

Hypernym(s): fit, conform_to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil