stop over

stɒp ˈoʊvər

stopped overstopping over

Definition of stop over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

journey

interrupt a trip temporarily, often overnight

They will stop over in Dubai before heading to Japan.
We decided to stop over in Paris for a night.
The flight will stop over in Singapore for refueling.

layover

pause

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Expressions with stop

full stop

a punctuation mark used to end sentences or mark abbreviations

She placed a full stop at the end of the sentence.

stop by

pause at a location temporarily

We can stop by the store on our way home.

stop in

stay at a place for a short time

We decided to stop in at the café for a quick coffee..

stop off

make a short visit while traveling

We will stop off at the museum on our way.

stop short

cease movement suddenly

She stopped short when she saw the snake..

stop traffic

cause vehicles to halt

The police officer stopped traffic to let the parade pass.

Terms with stop over included in their meaning

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we've lost touch

exp.

communication relationship

stop communicating or interacting with someone over time

stop laying down the law

stop bossing

stop acting like an authority or boss over others

relinquish one's grip on

control or influence

stop controlling or having power over something

fall into desuetude

become unused

stop being used or followed over time

hands off

intj.

political protest

stop any attempt to take over or privatize, used in protests or slogans

QRT

acr.

acr: Quit Radio Transmission

stop sending messages over the radio

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French:s'arrêter, ...
German:zwischenlanden, ...
Italian:fare scalo, ...
Spanish:hacer escala, ...
Portuguese:parar, ...
Chinese:中途停留, ...
Japanese:立ち寄る, ...
Arabic:توقف, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת חֲנִיַּת בֵּינַיִם, ...
Russian:делать остановку, ...
Ukrainian:зупинятися, ...
Hindi:ठहरना, ...
Bengali:যাত্রাবিরতি করা, ...
Catalan:fer escala, ...
Czech:zastavit se, ...
Danish:mellemlande, ...
Dutch:overstappen, ...
Greek:κάνω στάση, ...
Hungarian:megszállni, ...
Khmer:ឈប់ស្នាក់នៅបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:잠시 머무르다, ...
Persian:بین راه توقف کردن, ...
Polish:zatrzymać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):parar, ...
Romanian:a face o escală, ...
Swedish:mellanlanda, ...
Thai:แวะพัก, ...
Turkish:mola vermek, ...
Vietnamese:dừng chân, ...

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