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ROGET THESAURUS

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb stay away has 1 sense

• stay away(v = verb.stative) keep one's distance, keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, stand back - stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"
is one way to be
Sample sentences:
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ROGET THESAURUS

stay away

Absence

VB be absent, keep away, keep out of the way, play truant, absent oneself, stay away, keep aloof, hold aloof, withdraw, make oneself scarce, vacate, go away.

Distance

VB be distant, extend to, stretch to, reach to, spread to, go to, get to, stretch away to, range, remain at a distance, keep away, keep off, keep aloof, keep clear of, stand away, stand off, stand aloof, stand clear of, stay away, keep one's distance, distance, distance oneself from.

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