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Meaning of staying

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

staying

Pronunciation:/ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

  2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

  3. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.

  4. To restrain; withhold; check; stop.

verb

Definitions

  1. To brace or support with a stay or stays

    Example: stay a mast

  2. To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.

  3. To tack; put on the other tack.

    Example: to stay ship

  4. To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

noun

Definitions

  1. A stay or visit.