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•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.•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.•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.•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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