- stop at something
- stop at something1. 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 withmotel, inn, bed and breakfast,
andhotel
.) •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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.