stop off

present singular third person stops off · participle present stopping off · participle past stopped off · past stopped off

1. intransitiveTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.

   I stopped off at Welwyn North and took some photos.

   2 more examples

   It's a long drive across Texas, so we're going to stop off in Austin for a night.

   Let's stop off at the supermarket for a second, we have already run out of milk.

   Synonyms: stop, stop by, stop in, keep, lodge, quarter, sleep over, sojourn

2. transitiveartsTo fill (a part of a mould) with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.