ALL meanings of stayed
stay
S s - verb without object stayed (of a ship) to change to the other tack. 1
- verb with object stayed to support or secure with a stay or stays: to stay a mast. 1
- verb with object stayed to put (a ship) on the other tack. 1
- noun stayed any of various strong ropes or wires for steadying masts, funnels, etc. 1
- idioms stayed in stays, (of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) heading into the wind with sails shaking, as in coming about. 1