staying

Variant of stay

stay definition

stay (stā)

noun

a heavy rope or cable, usually of wire, used as a brace or support, as for a mast of a ship; guy

Etymology: ME staie < OE stæg, akin to Du stag < IE *stāk-, to stand, place < base *sta-: see stand

transitive verb

to brace or support with a stay or stays
stay Idioms

in stays

in irons (see phrase under iron)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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