(informal) To maintain a strong motivation to achieve or compete; to avoid complacency.

(nautical) A preventer stay, to assist the regular one; a smaller stay placed above the stays as a duplicate if needed.

to spend time out of one's house. / to avoid going into somewhere / (obsolete) To outstay; to stay longer than.

simple past tense and past participle of stay put

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stay put

To remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so.

plural of funnel stay

(nautical) Any of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel.

Sarcastic response to an action perceived as trashy.

plural of spring stay