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stays
(mass) | stays
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stays
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stays
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stays
(wn) | stays
n 1: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: corset,
girdle, stays] |
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staysail
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Hove in stays
(gcide) | Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. staeg, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw.,
& Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.]
(Naut.)
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being
extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to
some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called
fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are
called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
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In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
--Totten.
Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
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In stays
(gcide) | Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. staeg, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw.,
& Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.]
(Naut.)
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being
extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to
some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called
fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are
called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
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In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
--Totten.
Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
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Shifting backstays
(gcide) | Shifting \Shift"ing\, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
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2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
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Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch.
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Slack in stays
(gcide) | Slack \Slack\, a. [Compar. Slacker; superl. Slackest.] [OE.
slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G.
schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose,
to throw. Cf. Slake.]
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a
slack rope.
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2. Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. --Milton.
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3. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not
earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as
some men count slackness. --2 Pet. iii.
9.
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4. Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as,
business is slack. "With slack pace." --Chaucer.
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C?sar . . . about sunset, hoisting sail with a slack
southwest, at midnight was becalmed. --Milton.
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Slack in stays (Naut.), slow in going about, as a ship.
Slack water, the time when the tide runs slowly, or the
water is at rest; or the interval between the flux and
reflux of the tide.
Slack-water navigation, navigation in a stream the depth of
which has been increased, and the current diminished, by a
dam or dams.
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Syn: Loose; relaxed; weak; remiss; backward; abated;
diminished; inactive; slow; tardy; dull.
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Staysail
(gcide) | Staysail \Stay"sail`\ (st[=a]"s[=a]l`;among sailors,
st[=a]"s'l), n. (Naut.)
Any sail extended on a stay.
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Stayship
(gcide) | Stayship \Stay"ship`\ (-sh[i^]p`), n. (Zool.)
A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to
them.
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To heave in stays
(gcide) | Heave \Heave\ (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Heaved (h[=e]vd), or
Hove (h[=o]v); p. p. Heaved, Hove, formerly Hoven
(h[=o]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Heaving.] [OE. heven, hebben,
AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan,
hevan, G. heben, Icel. hefja, Sw. h[aum]fva, Dan. h[ae]ve,
Goth. hafjan, L. capere to take, seize; cf. Gr. kw`ph handle.
Cf. Accept, Behoof, Capacious, Forceps, Haft,
Receipt.]
1. To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to
lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave
heaved the boat on land.
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One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak.
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Note: Heave, as now used, implies that the thing raised is
heavy or hard to move; but formerly it was used in a
less restricted sense.
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Here a little child I stand,
Heaving up my either hand. --Herrick.
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2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial,
except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead;
to heave the log.
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3. To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move;
also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical
phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.
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4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort;
as, to heave a sigh.
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The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.
--Shak.
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5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
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The glittering, finny swarms
That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores.
--Thomson.
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To heave a cable short (Naut.), to haul in cable till the
ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor.
To heave a ship ahead (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not
under sail, as by means of cables.
To heave a ship down (Naut.), to throw or lay her down on
one side; to careen her.
To heave a ship to (Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the
wind, and stop her motion.
To heave about (Naut.), to put about suddenly.
To heave in (Naut.), to shorten (cable).
To heave in stays (Naut.), to put a vessel on the other
tack.
To heave out a sail (Naut.), to unfurl it.
To heave taut (Naut.), to turn a capstan, etc., till the
rope becomes strained. See Taut, and Tight.
To heave the lead (Naut.), to take soundings with lead and
line.
To heave the log. (Naut.) See Log.
To heave up anchor (Naut.), to raise it from the bottom of
the sea or elsewhere.
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To miss stays
(gcide) | Miss \Miss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Missed (m[i^]st); p. pr. &
vb. n. Missing.] [AS. missan; akin to D. & G. missen, OHG.
missan, Icel. missa, Sw. mista, Dan. miste. [root]100. See
Mis-, pref.]
1. To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing,
hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss
the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting
knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said.
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When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will
acknowledge he judged not right. --Locke.
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2. To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to
dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons.
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She would never miss, one day,
A walk so fine, a sight so gay. --Prior.
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We cannot miss him; he does make our fire,
Fetch in our wood. --Shak.
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3. To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want
of; to mourn the loss of; to want; as, to miss an absent
loved one. --Shak.
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Neither missed we anything . . . Nothing was missed
of all that pertained unto him. --1 Sam. xxv.
15, 21.
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What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss.
--Milton.
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To miss stays. (Naut.) See under Stay.
[1913 Webster]Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. staeg, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw.,
& Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.]
(Naut.)
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being
extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to
some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called
fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are
called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
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In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
--Totten.
Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
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staysail
(wn) | staysail
n 1: a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) |
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