stop over

verb — 2 senses

stop over

verb

1

To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.

Near-synonyms: stay over, lay over, lie over, stop off (all sometimes synonymous); see also Thesaurus:sojourn

2

To stop by.

Near-synonyms: drop by, pop in, stop off (all sometimes synonymous)

Derived terms: stopover, stop-over

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