stop off

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stop off

verb stops off · stopping off · stopped off

intransitive To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight. It's a long drive across Texas, so we're going to stop off in Austin for a night.
Similar: stop, stop by, stop in, keep, lodge, quarter, sleep over, sojourn, stay, stay over, stop off, stop over
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.

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@misc{stop_off_2026,
  title = {stop off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stop%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}