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staying |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stay 5 of 11 senses of stay Sense 1 stay, remain, rest => sit tight => stick together, stay together => stand => keep stay fresh => be Sense 3 bide, abide, stay => overstay, outstay Sense 4 stay, stay on continue, remain => bide, abide, stay Sense 7 persist, remain, stay => linger Sense 8 last out stay, ride out outride => outstay Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stay 5 of 11 senses of stay Sense 1 stay, remain, rest => sit tight => stick together, stay together => stand => keep stay fresh => be Sense 3 bide, abide, stay => overstay, outstay Sense 4 stay, stay on continue, remain => bide, abide, stay => overstay, outstay Sense 7 persist, remain, stay => linger Sense 8 last out stay, ride out outride => outstay Entailment of verb stay Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stay 11 senses of stay Sense 1 stay, remain, rest => be Sense 2 stay, stick, stick around stay put => stay in place Sense 3 bide, abide, stay => stay, stay on continue, remain Sense 4 stay, stay on continue, remain => be Sense 5 stay Sense 6 stay, detain, delay => check, retard Sense 7 persist, remain, stay Sense 8 last out stay, ride out outride Sense 9 stay => stop, halt, block, kibosh Sense 10 stay => fasten, fix, secure Sense 11 quell, stay, appease => meet satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil Familiarity of verb stay stay used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stay Sense 1 stay, remain, rest => be -------------- Sense 2 stay, stick, stick around stay put => stay in place -------------- Sense 3 bide, abide, stay => stay, stay on continue, remain -------------- Sense 4 stay, stay on continue, remain => be -------------- Sense 5 stay -------------- Sense 6 stay, detain, delay => check, retard -------------- Sense 7 persist, remain, stay -------------- Sense 8 last out stay, ride out outride -------------- Sense 9 stay => stop, halt, block, kibosh -------------- Sense 10 stay => fasten, fix, secure -------------- Sense 11 quell, stay, appease => meet satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil -------------- Grep of noun staying staying power Overview of verb stay The verb stay has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (43) stay, remain, rest -- (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") 2. (32) stay, stick, stick around stay put -- (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!") 3. (22) bide, abide, stay -- (dwell (archaic); "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young") 4. (17) 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") 5. (7) stay -- (remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children") 6. (3) stay, detain, delay -- (stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!") 7. persist, remain, stay -- (stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up") 8. last out stay, ride out outride -- (a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm") 9. stay -- (stop a judicial process: "The judge stayed the execution order") 10. stay -- (fasten with stays) 11. quell, stay, appease -- (overcome or allay; "quell my hunger") Overview of verb stay The verb stay has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (43) stay, remain, rest -- (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") 2. (32) stay, stick, stick around stay put -- (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!") 3. (22) bide, abide, stay -- (dwell (archaic); "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young") 4. (17) 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") 5. (7) stay -- (remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children") 6. (3) stay, detain, delay -- (stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!") 7. persist, remain, stay -- (stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up") 8. last out stay, ride out outride -- (a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm") 9. stay -- (stop a judicial process: "The judge stayed the execution order") 10. stay -- (fasten with stays) 11. quell, stay, appease -- (overcome or allay; "quell my hunger")
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