stop off

See also: stopoff

English

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place.

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

2. (transitive, metalworking) 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.

Synonyms

• (to make a short visit somewhere): stay over, stop; See also Thesaurus:sojourn
• (to fill part of a mould with sand):

Anagrams

• post off, tops off