stay vs fill

stay and fill both are nouns.

stay and fill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stay	Yes	No	Yes	No
fill	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

stay: overcome or allay
fill: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

Other hypernyms of stay include conform to, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy.

stay (noun)	fill (noun)
continuing or remaining in a place or state	a quantity sufficient to satisfy
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar	any material that fills a space or container
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stay (verb)	fill (verb)
stay the same; remain in a certain state	become full
stop or halt	make full, also in a metaphorical sense
overcome or allay	plug with a substance
fasten with stays	fill to satisfaction
be in a certain place and not leave	eat until one is sated
stop a judicial process	fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
dwell	assume, as of positions or roles
continue in a place, position, or situation	appoint someone to (a position or a job)
hang on during a trial of endurance	occupy the whole of

Difference between stay and fill

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