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▪ I. staying, vbl. n.1|ˈsteɪɪŋ|
[f. stay v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of stay v.1
1. In various intransitive senses: Coming to a stand, waiting, continuing in a place or a condition; † hesitating, delaying.
1546J. Heywood Prov. ii. viii. (1867) 73 Whiche foreseene in this woman wisely waiyng, That meete was to staie somwhat for hir staiyng. 1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. A ij, There is a degree in growing, a stint or staying, and a diminishing. 1593Shakes. 2 Hen. VI, iv. viii. 62 Heere is no staying. 1632Lithgow Trav. ii. 52 In the time of my fiue dayes staying there. 1748Anson's Voy. ii. vi. 199 The cause of his staying behind. 1786G. Frazer Dove's Flight 59 It is our perverse wills that are the cause of our staying away from Christ. 1891Sat. Rev. 28 Mar. 383/1 Staying may merely mean, as it sometimes does on the Turf, not being able to go fast enough to tire themselves.
†b. staying of the sun: = solstice. Cf. stay n.3 3 c. Obs.
[1552Huloet, Stayinge course or standinge of the sunne at the highest and lowest.] 1555Eden Decades (Arb.) 167 The steyinges & conuersyons of the soonne (cauled Solstitia).
c. Holding out in a race, etc.
1862H. H. Dixon Scott & Sebright iii. 207 His staying arose rather from the fact that his speed was so tremendous that no horse could get him out, than from innate gameness.
2. Stopping, arresting, preventing.
1563in Vicary's Anat. (1888) App. iii. 165 The proclamacion devysed for the steyinge of thowneres of thinfected mansyon howses..from the lettynge of the same. 1620in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. i. 45, I fear it prouffe ane inprofitable work..bot there is no staying of him. 1654J. Owen Doctr. Saints Persev. xii. 287 The staying of the Mariners from going out of the ship, was a meanes that Paul was kept a live.
3. attrib. and Comb., as staying-place; staying power, in a race or other contest (hence also gen.), power to ‘stay’ or continue in action for a long time; power of persistent effort; so staying qualities.
1870Morris Earthly Par. II. iii. 16 No middle, no beginning, and no end; No *staying place.
1859H. H. Dixon Silk & Scarlet iii. 250 His stock..rather inherit his fine dash of speed, than his *staying powers. 1875Punch 13 Mar. 115/2 Steddie has deteriorated, but his back is fairly straight, and his staying power is good. 1880G. Duff in 19th Cent. No. 38. 661 The Greek is no doubt the higher civilisation, but the Bulgarian has more ‘staying power.’ 1887Shearman Athletics 112 The good steeplechaser must, of course, be a long-distance runner, as no one without staying powers can hope to last the distance.
1856H. H. Dixon Post & Paddock ii. 38 The *staying qualities of the Hetmans. 1888Bryce Amer. Commw. III. lxxxix. 218 Its candidates, when elected, often betrayed it and went over to the regulars, who, they foresaw, had more staying qualities.
▪ II. staying, vbl. n.2|ˈsteɪɪŋ|
[f. stay v.2 + -ing1.]
The action of stay v.2; propping up, supporting. Also, † supporting oneself, leaning.
1428–9Rec. St. Mary at Hill (1905) 70 For iron werk & nayles for stayeng of þe crosse iiijs jd. 1580–1Fabric Rolls York Minster (Surtees) 118 For two longe yron gaddes for stayinge of a pynnacle of the churche, 11s. 1648Hexham ii, Een leninge, a Leaning or a Staying against any place.
b. attrib. † staying staff, a staff to lean upon.
1563Churchyard Mirr. Mag., Shore's Wife lxxiii, A staying staffe and wallet therewithall I bare about as witnesse of my fall. 1577Kendall Flowers of Epigr. 68 b, A sachell and a staiyng staff..Were acceptable to the life, of wise Diogenes.
▪ III. staying, vbl. n.3|ˈsteɪɪŋ|
[f. stay v.3 + -ing1.]
The action of stay v.3
a1618Ralegh Invent. Shipping 29 Which may be chosen.., by reason of their ready staying and turning. c1635N. Boteler Dialogues Sea Services (1685), Staying of masts. 1830Marryat King's Own xxiv, A boat..had been lowered down..to examine the staying of the masts.
▪ IV. staying, ppl. a.|ˈsteɪɪŋ|
[f. stay v.1 + -ing2.]
That stays.
1. In intransitive senses.
†a. With complement, as staying silent. Obs.
b. Continuing in a place.
1570R. Ascham Scholem. ii. (Arb.) 115 Those that haue ye inuentiuest heades..and roundest tonges..(except they learne and vse this good lesson of Epitome) commit commonlie greater faultes, than dull, staying silent men do. 1853R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour xli. (1893) 217 The staying guests could not do much for the good things set out. 1865Flor. Marryat Love's Conflict I. xiv. 225 In some cases it is not the staying horse who wins.
2. In transitive senses: Arresting.
1902Daily Chron. 2 Sept. 5/1 There is yet time for a staying hand, which would preserve some plain brickwork in the interior.
Hence ˈstayingly adv. rare—0.
1648Hexham ii, Blijvelick, Durable, or Stayingly. |