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View synonyms for stays

stays

/ steɪz /

plural noun

  1. rare,  corsets with bones in them

  2. a position of a sailing vessel relative to the wind so that the sails are luffing or aback Compare irons

  3. (of a sailing vessel) to fail to come about

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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