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STAY PUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stay put mean?
• STAY PUT (verb)
The verb STAY PUT has 1 sense:
1. stay put (in a certain place)
Familiarity information: STAY PUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stay put (in a certain place)
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stay; stay put; stick; stick around
Context example:
Stick around and you will learn something!
Hypernyms (to "stay put" is one way to...):
stay in place (be stationary)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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