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to stay up
[phrase form: stay]
01
to choose not to go to bed and remain awake
Intransitive
02
to remain elevated or in an upright position
Intransitive
03
(of a system or machine) to remain functional
Intransitive
04
(of a sports teams) to remain in the current league or division without being being moved to a lower one
Intransitive
stay up
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Example
The night shift worker always stays up during their shift to ensure the smooth operation of their job.
Servers will stay up for system testing.
The generator will stay up during the entire event.
He stayed up late binge-watching episodes of the crime drama until early morning.
Machines should stay up for the overnight workload.
