stop over

See also: stopover and stop-over

English

Verb

stop over (third-person singular simple present stops over, present participle stopping over, simple past and past participle stopped over)

1. (intransitive) 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. (intransitive) To stop by.

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

Derived terms

• stopover (noun)
• stop-over (noun)

Anagrams

• overpost, overpots, overtops, proovest