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stop vs stopover

stopover vs stop

stop and stopover both are nouns.

stop is a verb but stopover is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
stopover Yes No No No
As nouns, stop and stopover are synonyms defined as:
  • stop and stopover: a brief stay in the course of a journey
Other synonyms of stop include layover.
As nouns, stopover is a hyponym of stop; that is, stopover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: a spot where something halts or pauses
  • stopover: a stopping place on a journey
Other hyponyms of stop include bus stop, checkpoint, loading area, loading zone, way station.
stop (noun) stopover (noun)
the act of stopping something a brief stay in the course of a journey
a brief stay in the course of a journey a stopping place on a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) stopover (verb)
prevent completion
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between stop and stopover

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