stay 3 
(stā)
(stā)n.
1. Nautical A heavy rope or cable, usually of wire, used as a brace or support for a mast or spar.
2. A rope used to steady, guide, or brace.
tr. & intr.v. stayed, stay·ing, stays
Nautical
Nautical
To put (a ship) on the opposite tack or to come about.
[Middle English, from Old English stæg.]
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