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Stay Back

Verb (intransitive) - to remain at a distance; keep a safe or cautious distance.

Example sentence: During the fireworks display, it is important to stay back from the firing zone for safety reasons.

Verb (transitive) - to prevent someone or something from advancing or moving forward.

Example sentence: The security guards were instructed to stay back any unauthorized personnel.

Interjection - used to tell someone to move away or retreat.

Example sentence: Stay back! The dog is very aggressive!

Noun - an instruction or warning to remain at a safe distance.

Example sentence: The teacher gave the students a stay back as she prepared an experiment that involved dangerous chemicals.

Adjective - refers to something or someone that remains behind others.

Example sentence: The stay back students helped the teacher clean up the classroom after school.

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