1.Definition: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

"The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"

Category: General

3.Definition: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

Category: Objects

4.Definition: continuing or remaining in a place or state

"They had a nice stay in Paris", "A lengthy hospital stay", "A four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

Category: General

5.Definition: the state of inactivity following an interruption

"The negotiations were in arrest", "Held them in check", "During the halt he got some lunch", "The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow", "He spent the entire stop in his seat"

Related Noun(s):arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage

Category: General