HyperDic: stay_put

English > 1 sense of the expression stay put:
VERBmotionstay put, stay, stick, stick aroundstay put (in a certain place)
English > stay put: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
Meaningstay put (in a certain place).
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example "Stay put in the corner here!"
Synonymsstay, stick, stick around
Broaderstay in placeBe stationary
Oppositemovechange residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Spanishalojarse, hospedarse, permanecer, quedarse, quedar
Catalanallotjar-se, hostatjar-se, quedar-se, quedar, restar, romandre

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