¹ stay verb

• to continue to be in the same place or with the same person or group for a period of time : remain
• to continue to be in a specified state, condition, or position : remain
• to live in a place as a guest for a short period of time

² stay noun

• an occasion in which you spend time at a place as a guest or visitor
• a legal order that stops or delays something

³ stay noun

• a rope or wire that supports a pole, a ship's mast, etc.
• a piece of stiff plastic, bone, etc., that provides shape to a piece of clothing