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stopping off

stopping off is the present participle and gerund of stop off.

Meaning of stop off

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, either same-day or overnight.
    • It's a long drive across Texas, so we're going to stop off in Austin for a night.
  2. (transitive) 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.

Questions about stopping off

What is stopping off the present participle and gerund of?
Stopping off is the present participle and gerund of stop off.

Words near stopping off in the dictionary

  1. stopping down
  2. stopping in
  3. stopping into
  4. stopping it
  5. stopping lead
  6. stopping off
  7. stopping out
  8. stopping over
  9. stopping power
  10. stopping press
  11. stopping service

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