Stay-behind Definition

noun

One who remains when expected to leave or after others have left.

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(military) An agent who lives in a foreign country, and can be activated in certain circumstances.

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Alternative form of stay-behind.

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verb

Used other than as an idiom: see stay,‎ behind.

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(idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave.

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To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.
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Other Word Forms of Stay-behind

Noun

Singular:
stay-behind
Plural:
stay-behinds

Stay-behind Sentence Examples

  • Your front knee should stay behind your front foot.

  • Mikaela Banes is Sam's girlfriend who must stay behind and work in her dad's repair shop.

  • This doesn't just apply to workers with a public presence like hosts and hostesses, but even those who stay behind kitchen doors.

  • It was agreed that Vespasian should stay behind to settle affairs in the East, while Mucianus made his way through Asia Minor and Thrace to attack Vitellius.

  • He liked to teeter on the edge, He 's supposed to stay behind the hedge.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTA

Words Ending With

DNDIND

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Words Starting With S and Ending With D

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With S11 Letter Words Ending With D