stay put vs linger

stay put and linger both are verbs.

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

As verbs, linger is a hyponym of stay put; that is, linger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stay put:

Other hyponyms of stay put include stick.

stay put (verb)	linger (verb)
be in a certain place and not leave	take one's time; proceed slowly
	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