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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship.
Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.
It is reasonable to suppose that further research into the complex bio-chemistry of the blood will result in more satisfactory substitutes for plasma than are now available and thereby death may be more easily forestayed.
[...] in our capital construction plan, we might not plan the manufacture of equipment according to storage, thus delaying the sale of our manufactured equipment and forestaying return on investment by equipment manufacturing agencies.
Use forestay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forestay means (nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship.
Common synonyms include headstay.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.
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