What is the meaning of the word "stay"?

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  1. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted copy to clipboard noun
    • the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court copy to clipboard
  2. continue in a place, position, or situation copy to clipboard verb
    • After graduation, they stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser. copy to clipboard
  3. continuing or remaining in a place or state copy to clipboard noun
    • they had a nice stay in Paris copy to clipboard
  4. dwell copy to clipboard verb
    • You can stay with me while you are in town copy to clipboard
  5. remain behind copy to clipboard verb
    • I had to stay at home and watch the children copy to clipboard
  6. stay behind copy to clipboard verb
    • The smell stayed in the room copy to clipboard
  7. stay put (in a certain place) copy to clipboard verb
    • We are staying in Detroit copy to clipboard
  8. stop a judicial process copy to clipboard verb
    • The judge stayed the execution order copy to clipboard
  9. stop or halt copy to clipboard verb
    • Please stay the bloodshed! copy to clipboard

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