To continue to be in a place

• stick around

  1. (idiomatic) To stay; to linger; to remain.

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  1. (idiomatic) To stay; to linger; to remain.

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• wait

  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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• tarry

  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To wait or stay temporarily:
  3. To wait for; await.

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  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To wait or stay temporarily:
  3. To wait for; await.

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• remain

  1. To continue in the same state or condition:
  2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:
  3. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:

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  1. To continue in the same state or condition:
  2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:
  3. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:

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• linger

  1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance:
  2. To continue or persist:
  3. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.

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  1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance:
  2. To continue or persist:
  3. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.

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• bide

  1. To remain in a condition or state.
  2. To wait; tarry.
  3. To stay:

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  1. To remain in a condition or state.
  2. To wait; tarry.
  3. To stay:

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• abide

  1. To put up with; tolerate:
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. To remain in a place:

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  1. To put up with; tolerate:
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. To remain in a place:

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To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time

• remain

  1. To continue in the same state or condition:
  2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:
  3. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:

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  1. To continue in the same state or condition:
  2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:
  3. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:

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• persist

  1. To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tenacious.
  2. To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks.
  3. To continue in existence; last:

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  1. To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tenacious.
  2. To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks.
  3. To continue in existence; last:

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• last

  1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final:
  2. Being the only one left:
  3. Just past; most recent:

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  1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final:
  2. Being the only one left:
  3. Just past; most recent:

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• hold out

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see hold,"Ž out.
  2. To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
  3. (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see hold,"Ž out.
  2. To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
  3. (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)

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• go on

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see go,"Ž on.
  2. To continue in extent.
  3. To continue an action.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see go,"Ž on.
  2. To continue in extent.
  3. To continue an action.

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• endure

  1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer:
  2. To put up with; tolerate:
  3. To continue in existence; last:

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  1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer:
  2. To put up with; tolerate:
  3. To continue in existence; last:

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• continue

  1. To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist:
  2. To exist over a period; last:
  3. To remain in the same state, capacity, or place:

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  1. To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist:
  2. To exist over a period; last:
  3. To remain in the same state, capacity, or place:

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• abide

  1. To put up with; tolerate:
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. To remain in a place:

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  1. To put up with; tolerate:
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. To remain in a place:

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To remain as a guest or lodger

• visit

  1. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially:
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. To stay with (someone) as a guest.

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  1. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially:
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. To stay with (someone) as a guest.

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• sojourn

  1. To reside temporarily:
  2. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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  1. To reside temporarily:
  2. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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• lodge

  1. A cottage or cabin, often rustic, used as a temporary abode or shelter:
  2. A small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper.
  3. An inn.

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  1. A cottage or cabin, often rustic, used as a temporary abode or shelter:
  2. A small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper.
  3. An inn.

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To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

• wait

  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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• tarry

  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To wait or stay temporarily:
  3. To wait for; await.

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  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To wait or stay temporarily:
  3. To wait for; await.

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• pause

  1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily:
  2. To hesitate:
  3. To linger; tarry:

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  1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily:
  2. To hesitate:
  3. To linger; tarry:

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• linger

  1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance:
  2. To continue or persist:
  3. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.

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  1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance:
  2. To continue or persist:
  3. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.

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• bide

  1. To remain in a condition or state.
  2. To wait; tarry.
  3. To stay:

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  1. To remain in a condition or state.
  2. To wait; tarry.
  3. To stay:

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• abide

  1. To put up with; tolerate:
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. To remain in a place:

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  1. To put up with; tolerate:
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. To remain in a place:

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To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation

• surcease

  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
  2. Cessation.

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  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
  2. Cessation.

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• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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• stall

  1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
  2. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
  3. A small compartment:

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  1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
  2. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
  3. A small compartment:

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• halt

  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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• discontinue

  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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• cease

  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To come to an end; stop:
  3. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:

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  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To come to an end; stop:
  3. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:

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• belay

  1. To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
  2. To provide security to (a climber) by paying out or drawing in rope, often through a braking device, in readiness to break a potential fall.
  3. To cause to stop.

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  1. To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
  2. To provide security to (a climber) by paying out or drawing in rope, often through a braking device, in readiness to break a potential fall.
  3. To cause to stop.

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• arrest

  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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To put off until a later time

• wait

  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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• waive

  1. To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
  2. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with:
  3. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:

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  1. To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
  2. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with:
  3. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:

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• table

  1. An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface:
  2. The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.
  3. The food and drink served at meals; fare:

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  1. An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface:
  2. The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.
  3. The food and drink served at meals; fare:

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• suspend

  1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment:
  2. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt:
  3. To hold in abeyance; defer:

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  1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment:
  2. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt:
  3. To hold in abeyance; defer:

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• shelve

  1. To place or arrange on a shelf:
  2. To put aside as though on a shelf:
  3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss:

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  1. To place or arrange on a shelf:
  2. To put aside as though on a shelf:
  3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss:

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• remit

  1. To transmit (money) in payment.
  2. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
  3. To pardon; forgive:

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  1. To transmit (money) in payment.
  2. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
  3. To pardon; forgive:

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• postpone

  1. To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen.
  2. To postpose.

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  1. To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen.
  2. To postpose.

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• hold up

  1. (idiomatic) To wait or delay.
  2. To support or lift.
  3. (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

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  1. (idiomatic) To wait or delay.
  2. To support or lift.
  3. (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

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• hold off

  1. (idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
  2. (idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).

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  1. (idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
  2. (idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).

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• delay

  1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
  2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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  1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
  2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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• defer

  1. To put off; postpone.
  2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).

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  1. To put off; postpone.
  2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).

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• adjourn

  1. To suspend until a later stated time.
  2. To suspend proceedings to another time or place.
  3. To move from one place to another:

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  1. To suspend until a later stated time.
  2. To suspend proceedings to another time or place.
  3. To move from one place to another:

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The act of stopping

• surcease

  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
  2. Cessation.

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  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
  2. Cessation.

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• stoppage

  1. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt:

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  1. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt:

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• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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• halt

  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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• discontinuation

  1. A cessation; a discontinuance.

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  1. A cessation; a discontinuance.

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• discontinuance

  1. The act or an instance of discontinuing or the condition of being discontinued; cessation.
  2. The plaintiff's failure to proceed in a legal action.
  3. The plaintiff's agreement to the dismissal of a legal action.

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  1. The act or an instance of discontinuing or the condition of being discontinued; cessation.
  2. The plaintiff's failure to proceed in a legal action.
  3. The plaintiff's agreement to the dismissal of a legal action.

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• cut off

  1. To remove via cutting.
  2. To isolate or remove from contact.
  3. To stop providing funds to someone.

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  1. To remove via cutting.
  2. To isolate or remove from contact.
  3. To stop providing funds to someone.

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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• cessation

  1. A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:

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  1. A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:

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A remaining in a place as a guest or lodger

• visit

  1. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially:
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. To stay with (someone) as a guest.

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  1. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially:
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. To stay with (someone) as a guest.

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• sojourn

  1. To reside temporarily:
  2. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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  1. To reside temporarily:
  2. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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The act of putting off or the condition of being put off

• waiver

  1. Intentional relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege.
  2. The document that evidences such relinquishment.
  3. A dispensation, as from a rule or penalty.

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  1. Intentional relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege.
  2. The document that evidences such relinquishment.
  3. A dispensation, as from a rule or penalty.

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• suspension

  1. An interruption or temporary cessation, as of an activity or of the application of a rule or law.
  2. A temporary prohibition or exclusion, as from attending school or enjoying a privilege, especially as a punishment.
  3. A postponement, as of a judgment, opinion, or decision.

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  1. An interruption or temporary cessation, as of an activity or of the application of a rule or law.
  2. A temporary prohibition or exclusion, as from attending school or enjoying a privilege, especially as a punishment.
  3. A postponement, as of a judgment, opinion, or decision.

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• postponement

  1. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

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  1. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

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• delay

  1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
  2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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  1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
  2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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• deferral

  1. Deferment.

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  1. Deferment.

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• deferment

  1. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.
  2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

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  1. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.
  2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

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• adjournment

  1. an adjourning or being adjourned
  2. the time of being adjourned

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  1. an adjourning or being adjourned
  2. the time of being adjourned

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A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure

• underpinning

  1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall.
  2. A support or foundation:
  3. The human legs.

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  1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall.
  2. A support or foundation:
  3. The human legs.

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• shore

  1. The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.
  2. Land; country:
  3. Land as opposed to water:

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  1. The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.
  2. Land; country:
  3. Land as opposed to water:

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• prop

  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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• crutch

  1. A support used by an injured or disabled person, often in pairs, as an aid to walking, having a vertical shaft that is sometimes forked, a horizontal grip for the hand, and a crosspiece that is positioned under the armpit or a cuff that wraps around the forearm.
  2. Something on which one depends, often excessively:
  3. A forked support or part.

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  1. A support used by an injured or disabled person, often in pairs, as an aid to walking, having a vertical shaft that is sometimes forked, a horizontal grip for the hand, and a crosspiece that is positioned under the armpit or a cuff that wraps around the forearm.
  2. Something on which one depends, often excessively:
  3. A forked support or part.

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• buttress

  1. a projecting structure, generally of brick or stone, built against a wall to support or reinforce it
  2. anything like a buttress; support or prop
  3. to support or reinforce with a buttress

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  1. a projecting structure, generally of brick or stone, built against a wall to support or reinforce it
  2. anything like a buttress; support or prop
  3. to support or reinforce with a buttress

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• brace

  1. A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.
  2. A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.
  3. Suspenders.

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  1. A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.
  2. A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.
  3. Suspenders.

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A support

• truss

  1. A supportive device, usually a pad with a belt, worn to prevent enlargement of a hernia or the return of a reduced hernia.
  2. A rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, designed to support a structure, such as a roof.
  3. An architectural bracket.

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  1. A supportive device, usually a pad with a belt, worn to prevent enlargement of a hernia or the return of a reduced hernia.
  2. A rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, designed to support a structure, such as a roof.
  3. An architectural bracket.

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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• prop

  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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• halt

  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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• sojourn

  1. To reside temporarily:
  2. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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  1. To reside temporarily:
  2. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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