Antonyms for stay put

Grammar : Verb

Spell : poot

Phonetic Transcription : pʊt

Definition of stay put

Origin : late Old English *putian, implied in putung "instigation, an urging," literally "a putting;" related to pytan "put out, thrust out" (of eyes), probably from a Germanic stem that also produced Danish putte "to put," Swedish dialectal putta; Middle Dutch pote "scion, plant," Dutch poten "to plant," Old Norse pota "to poke."
Meaning "act of casting a heavy stone overhead" (as a trial of strength) is attested from c.1300. Obsolete past tense form putted is attested 14c.-15c. To put down "end by force or authority" (a rebellion, etc.) is from c.1300. Adjective phrase put out "angry, upset" is first recorded 1887; to put out, of a woman, "to offer oneself for sex" is from 1947. To put upon (someone) "play a trick on, impose on" is from 1690s. To put up with "tolerate, accept" (1755) was originally to put up, as in "to pocket." To put (someone) on "deceive" is from 1958.

As in remain : verb stay, wait
As in sit tight : verb be patient, wait
As in stay : verb wait
As in stick : verb adhere, affix
As in stand pat : verb stick to one's position
As in infix : verb fix
As in pin on : verb fix
As in cleave : verb stand by, stick together
As in cling : verb attach to
As in adhere : verb stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally
As in fasten : verb make secure; join together
As in fix : verb establish, make firm
As in hold : verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp

Example sentences :

He'll stay put if I have to lash him to the bunk with a chain cable.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Said she cal'lated I'd stay put till she got back from Thankful's.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"Stay put," he said sharply, as Quintana started to turn his head.
Extract from : « The Flaming Jewel » by Robert W. Chambers

I have tried to place my thumb on it firmly and say, "There, darn you, stay put."
Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch

The alternative of the under-dog is to get intelligence and power, or stay put.
Extract from : « Philosophy and The Social Problem » by Will Durant

This time they are according to the new form and I suppose will stay put.
Extract from : « Diary of an Enlisted Man » by Lawrence Van Alstyne

Besides, my youngsters were not the kind to stay put in a place of safety.
Extract from : « Curly » by Roger Pocock

And as long as our railroads are owned and operated as at present, it is likely to stay put.
Extract from : « Our Railroads To-Morrow » by Edward Hungerford

B and I scramble off the window and grab fixtures so as to stay put.
Extract from : « The Lost Kafoozalum » by Pauline Ashwell

To use a condensed Americanism, the sides would not "stay put."
Extract from : « The Panama Canal » by J. Saxon Mills

Synonyms for stay put

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