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Definition of Stay put
1. Verb. Stay put (in a certain place). "Stick around and you will learn something!"
Generic synonyms: Stay In Place
Antonyms: Move
Derivative terms: Stay
Definition of Stay put
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To remain in one fixed place ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stay Put
Literary usage of Stay put
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"even though he had promised to stay put, he needed to keep moving to stay warm.
He went over and looked quickly at the car. It was locked. ..."
2. Dictionary of Americanisms. by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"To stay put is to keep still, remain where placed. A vulgar expression. The levees
and wharves of the First Municipality won't " stay put. ..."
3. My Life and Work by Henry Ford, Samuel Crowther (1922)
"People do not stay put. That is the trouble with all the framers of ... They all
presume that people will stay put. The reactionary has the same idea. ..."
4. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1918)
"Now, whether a stage setting should stay put throughout a long and varying action,
is a question for the Bolsheviki and the ..."
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