stop off en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(intransitive) To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
Let's stop off at the supermarket for a second, we have already run out of milk.
I stopped off at Welwyn North and took some photos.
It's a long drive across Texas, so we're going to stop off in Austin for a night.
- (transitive) To fill (a part of a mould) with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stopping off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stops off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stopped off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stopped off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
drop by · drop in · stay over · pop in · stop up · drop off · stuff · plug up
Synonyms
lodge · keep · stop · stop · stay · quarter · stop off · sleep over · stop by · stay over · stop in · sojourn · stop over · tarry