simple past tense and past participle of stay in

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stay in

Obsolete spelling of stays

A surname from Norwegian.

plural of Stai

(idiomatic) To remain in one fixed place

(colloquial, LGBT) of a normally heterosexual person, engaging in homosexual relationships when segregated from the opposite sex.

(nautical) A stay connecting the mastheads of a multi-masted rig such as a schooner or ketch.

Alternative form of stay-behind

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, behind. / (idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave.