stay out

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Definitions of stay out words

verb without object stay out to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years. 1
verb without object stay out to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state: to stay clean. 1
verb without object stay out to hold out or endure, as in a contest or task (followed by with or at): Please stay with the project as long as you can. 1
verb without object stay out to keep up, as with a competitor (followed by with). 1
verb without object stay out Poker. to continue in a hand by matching an ante, bet, or raise. 1
verb without object stay out to stop or halt. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English staien < Anglo-French estaier, Old French estai-, stem of ester < Latin stāre to stand

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conjunction

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
give the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.