Hold
Stays
Stays noun - A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Then there's the scene near the end where Bowser stays behind to hold up the ceiling, Peach stays a little longer than Mario and Luigi, and later on falls on top of him off-screen.
Source: Ship Tease / Video Games -
In Outlander Leander, Leander and Valli hold hands when Leander stays the night with him.
Source: Holding Hands -
While the Fellowship is in Moria being pursued by orcs (and worse), Gandalf stays behind to hold a door closed.
Source: Counterspell
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