stay put


Remain in a fixed or established position, as in I can't get that trellis to stay put, or I'm coming, just stay put till I get there. [First half of 1800s]

Words Nearby stay put

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How to use stay put in a sentence

  • If the plantation didn't produce, though, you can bet Bull McGinty wouldn't stay put.

    Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
  • Yes, and everything is all fixed up for company, even if it doesnt exactly stay put with all of us.

    Betty Lee, Freshman | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • You'll stay put, until we see if we can ship you out with the construction boys to the Calgary side.

    Northwest! | Harold Bindloss
  • "All right, buster," the man said contemptuously, apparently deciding that Orsino would stay put.

    The Syndic | C.M. Kornbluth
  • I've been moving round considerable all my life long and now I expect I'll just stay put.

    Tante | Anne Douglas Sedgwick