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постой n stresses
gen.	quarterage; billets; lodgment; free quarters; billeting (of troops)
Gruzovik	spending the night; staying overnight; quartering
construct.	lodgement
inf.	staying overnight
law	billeting
mil.	billet
notar.	billet (military)
постой! n
gen.	hold up (Побеdа); wait a minute!; hold it!
Gruzovik	just a minute!; wait a little; wait a bit!
постойте n
gen.	wait (повелит. форма) Wait, What Do You Mean By "Word"? This is a very good question! I. Havkin)
постой-ка n
inf.	wait a minute! (Баян)
постой v
inf.	spending the night
постоять v
gen.	stay for a while; wait for a while; stand for a while; park a while (в машине: Let him park a while and think it over. 4uzhoj); stand (for a while); stand up for (with за + acc.)
Gruzovik	stand for a while; stay for a while; wait for a while; stand up for; intercede for
постойте v
gen.	let me see; stop a moment; hold up there (College graduate: "...ummm hold up there Mr. Recruiter. You say if I have 4 yrs of college then I can come in as an E4? Three enlisted ranks higher than those coming in with no college?" 4uzhoj)
busin.	hold on
inf.	wait a minute! (междометие witness)
постойте! v
gen.	I say!; wait a minute!; stop!
постойте-ка v
gen.	hold on (вводная фраза bookworm)
Постой! v
Gruzovik	Stop!

постой: 124 phrases in 16 subjects

American usage, not spelling	1
College vernacular	1
Construction	1
General	79
Historical	3
Idiomatic	1
Informal	7
Irish	1
Ironical	1
Law	1
Makarov	13
Military	11
Poetic	1
Proverb	1
Psychology	1
Slang	1