linger vs stay put

linger and stay put both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linger	No	No	Yes	No
stay put	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stay put is a hypernym of linger; that is, stay put is a word with a broader meaning than linger:

Other hypernyms of linger include persist, remain, stay, stick, stick around.

linger (verb)	stay put (verb)
take one's time; proceed slowly	be in a certain place and not leave
leave slowly and hesitantly
be about a place without any apparent purpose
to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
remain present although waning or gradually dying