fit vs stay
stay vs fitfit and stay both are nouns.
fit is an adjective but stay is not an adjective.
fit and stay both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| stay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
stay is a hyponym of
fit; that is, stay is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
fit:
- fit: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- stay: overcome or allay
Other hyponyms of fit include
answer, appease, quell, content, feed on, feed upon, allay, assuage, quench, slake, fill the bill, fit the bill, fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy, accommodate, fit, suit.
| fit (noun) | stay (noun) |
|---|---|
| a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) | continuing or remaining in a place or state |
| the manner in which something fits | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar |
| a sudden uncontrollable attack | a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) |
| a display of bad temper | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted |
| the state of inactivity following an interruption |
| fit (adjective) | stay (adjective) |
|---|---|
| physically and mentally sound or healthy | |
| meeting adequate standards for a purpose | |
| (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed |
| fit (verb) | stay (verb) |
|---|---|
| make correspond or harmonize | stay the same; remain in a certain state |
| make fit | stop or halt |
| insert or adjust several objects or people | overcome or allay |
| fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction | fasten with stays |
| provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose | be in a certain place and not leave |
| be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired | stop a judicial process |
| conform to some shape or size | dwell |
| be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | continue in a place, position, or situation |
| be agreeable or acceptable to | hang on during a trial of endurance |
Words related to "fit"
- able
- able-bodied
- acceptable
- accommodate
- accord
- accouter
- accoutre
- activity
- adapt
- adhere
- adjust
- adorn
- agree
- align
- allay
- answer
- appease
- appoint
- appropriate
- armor
- armour
- assuage
- attack
- bad temper
- balance
- be
- bear out
- befit
- beseem
- blend
- blend in
- burst
- cater
- check
- check out
- clothe
- coincide
- collar
- commission
- concord
- conditioned
- conform to
- conniption
- consist
- consort
- content
- convulsion
- correct
- correlate
- correspond
- corroborate
- dovetail
- duplicate
- equal
- equilibrate
- equilibrise
- equilibrize
- equip
- fashion
- feed on
- feed upon
- fill
- fill the bill
- fin
- fit
- fit in
- fit out
- fit the bill
- fitness
- fits and starts
- fitter
- fitting
- form
- fulfil
- fulfill
- furnish
- fuse
- gibe
- go
- hang
- harmonise
- harmonize
- healthy
- homologize
- horseshoe
- ill temper
- in condition
- instrument
- invest
- jibe
- joint
- kit
- kit out
- kit up
- live up to
- look
- manner
- match
- mechanise
- mechanize
- meet
- mode
- motorise
- motorize
- muzzle
- offer
- outfit
- parallel
- paroxysm
- pattern
- ply
- primed
- provide
- quell
- quench
- re-equip
- ready
- refit
- rejig
- render
- resemble
- rhyme
- rig
- rime
- satisfy
- scene
- set
- set up
- shaft
- shape
- slake
- sound
- spar
- spur
- square
- stave
- stay
- stock
- style
- suit
- suitable
- suited
- supply
- support
- tally
- tantrum
- tessellate
- turn out
- twin
- underpin
- unfit
- way
- well
- wire
- worthy
Words related to "stay"
- abide
- act
- appease
- archaicism
- archaism
- arrest
- backstay
- be
- bide
- block
- brace
- bracing
- change
- check
- conform to
- continue
- countercheck
- decree
- deed
- delay
- depart
- detain
- edict
- fasten
- fiat
- fill
- fit
- fix
- forestay
- fulfil
- fulfill
- halt
- hitch
- hold over
- human action
- human activity
- inaction
- inactiveness
- inactivity
- jumper stay
- jurisprudence
- keep
- keep out
- kibosh
- last out
- law
- layover
- linger
- logjam
- meet
- move
- navigation
- order
- outride
- outstay
- overstay
- persist
- quell
- remain
- rescript
- rest
- retard
- ride out
- sailing
- satisfy
- seafaring
- secure
- sit tight
- slip
- sojourn
- stand
- stay
- stay fresh
- stay in place
- stay of execution
- stay on
- stay put
- stay together
- stayer
- stick
- stick around
- stick together
- stop
- stopover
- stoppage
- strip
- visit
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