stay

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(noun): Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
(noun): A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
(noun): A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
(noun): A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
(noun): A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
(noun): Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
(noun): Hindrance; let; check.
(verb): To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
(verb): To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
(verb): To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
(verb): To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
(verb): To cause to cease; to put an end to.
(verb): To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
(verb): To hold the attention of.
(verb): To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
(verb): To wait for; await.
(verb): To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
(verb): To rest; depend; rely.
(verb): To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
(verb): To come to an end; cease.
(verb): To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
(verb): To make a stand; to stand firm.
(verb): To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
(verb): To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
(verb): To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
(verb): (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
(verb): To continue to have a particular quality.
(verb): To live; reside

I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.
The governor granted a stay of execution.
stand at a stay
The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.
That day the storm stayed.