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Phrase(s): stop at something
1. to go as far as something and then stop. • I will stop at the end of the road. • The road stopped at the base of a mountain. 2. to stop briefly at something and then continue. • I have to stop at the store for a minute. • Do you mind if I stop at a drug store? 3. to spend the night at some place. (Typically with motel, inn, bed and breakfast, and hotel.) • We stopped at a nice little inn for the night. • When we travel, we like to stop at hotels that are run by one of the national chains.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs