stay
Noun
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subtypes:
- countercheck - a check that restrains another check
- logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)subtypes: stay of execution - an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
Verb
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)subtypes:
- keep out - remain outside
- sit tight - maintain the same position; wait it out
- stay together, stick together - be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble
- stand - remain inactive or immobile
- keep, stay fresh - fail to spoil or rot
- be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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is a type of: stay in place - be stationary
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domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)subtypes:
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subtypes: outstay - surpass in staying power
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- Events ("What?")
- Nouns denoting acts or actions
- Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- Nouns denoting man-made objects
- Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- Specific
- Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
- Verbs of eating and drinking
- Verbs of political and social activities and events
- Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
- Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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