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stop off en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (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.
  2. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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