stay-vpc-v; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: STAY AT, STAY OVER--reside temporarily

Examples:
We're staying at the Hilton.
I recently stayed at the ETAP Hotel on Colmore Steet, Birmingham.
The boy's friends were allowed to stay over after the birthday party.
It's so late, why don't you just stay over?

Mappings:
VerbNet: lodge-46
FrameNet: Residence
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_over 1
stay_at 1

Sense Number 2: STAY AWAY--avoid

Examples:
Stay away from that man, he is dangerous!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Avoiding,State_continue
PropBank: stay.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_away 1

Sense Number 3: STAY FRESH--keep from spoiling

Examples:
Rolled sandwiches will stay fresh until lunch time.
Once opened, soy milk will stay fresh for seven to 10 days if kept refrigerated.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: State_continue
PropBank: stay.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_fresh 1

Sense Number 4: STAY IN PLACE, STAY PUT--be stationary

Commentary:
NOTE: may be used metaphorically

Examples:
It seems like women are running faster just to stay in place.
He would have survived if his helmet had stayed in place.
The remainder of the Jell-O stabilized and stayed put on the nails quite securely.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: State_continue
PropBank: stay.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_put 1
stay_in_place 1

Sense Number 5: STAY OFF--refrain from entering or walking on

Examples:
Stay off the grass.
He warned us to stay off his property.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: State_continue
PropBank: stay.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_off 1

Sense Number 6: STAY ON--continue in a position or situation

Examples:
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser.
Aa hardline Islamic alliance yesterday protested Musharraf's plan to stay on as army chief.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: stay.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_on 1

Sense Number 7: STAY TOGETHER--remain in a relationship

Examples:
Fountain District business owners have stayed together through tough times.
We only stayed together for the kids.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: State_continue
PropBank: stay.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_together 1

Sense Number 8: STAY UP--don't go to sleep

Examples:
On Friday nights, we let the kids stay up until ten.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: State_continue
PropBank: stay.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stay_up 1