stay put



stay put

not to move; to stay where one is. We've decided to stay put and not to move to Florida. If the children just stay put, their parents will come for them soon.
See also: put, stay

stay put

to stay where you are Just stay put until I get the car.
See also: put, stay

stay put

Remain in a fixed or established position, as in I can't get that trellis to stay put, or I'm coming, just stay put till I get there. [First half of 1800s]
See also: put, stay

stay put

To remain in a fixed or established position.
See also: put, stay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vilenvee-LYENRussian
Eligiae-LEEG-yah (Polish)Polish, Late Roman
Nurzhan-Kazakh
FrĪDrihs-Latvian
Sofiazo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
Ruarc-Irish