tarry

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1. 1.To stay or remain behind; to wait. Tarry ye for us, until we come again. Ex. xxiv.
2. 2.2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter. Come down unto me, tarry not. Gen. xic.
3. 3.One tarried here, there hurried one. Emerson.
4. 4.To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge. Tarry all night, and wash your feet. Gen. xix.
5. 5.To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.] Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. Chaucer.
6. 6.To wait for; to stay or stop for. [Archaic] He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. Shak. He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question. Sir W. Scott.
7. 7.Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] E. Lodge.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to stay or remain behind; to wait. Tarry ye for us, until we come again. Ex. xxiv called?
• What is 2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter. Come down unto me, tarry not. Gen. xic called?
• What is one tarried here, there hurried one. Emerson called?
• What is to stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge. Tarry all night, and wash your feet. Gen. xix called?
• What is to delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.] Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. Chaucer called?
• What is to wait for; to stay or stop for. [Archaic] He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. Shak. He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question. Sir W. Scott called?