noun

• a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
• continuing or remaining in a place or state
  "they had a nice stay in Paris"
• the state of inactivity following an interruption
  "the negotiations were in arrest"
• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
  "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state
  "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"
• stay put (in a certain place)
  "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"
• dwell
  "You can stay with me while you are in town"
• continue in a place, position, or situation
  "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"