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Collocations for stop - noun

1. stopping or staying

ADJ.

long | brief, short | overnight | abrupt, sharp, sudden | emergency | scheduled, unscheduled | coffee, fuel, lunch, refreshment, refuelling, toilet, etc. | pit
The cars made two pit stops during the race.

VERB + STOP

bring/draw sth to, put
She brought the car to an abrupt stop. | to put a stop to all the arguments
come to, draw to, slow to
The truck came to a sudden stop.
screech to | have, make
We had a lunch stop at Timperley.

STOP + NOUN

sign

PREP.

~ at
There will be a stop at Canterbury.
~ for
a stop for refreshments

PHRASES

come to a dead/full stop
Between twelve and two everything comes to a dead stop.

2. for a bus, etc.

ADJ.

bus, tram | request

VERB + STOP

get off at | miss
We were chatting and missed our stop.

PREP.

at a/the ~
We dropped the kids off at the bus stop.
between ~s
You''re not allowed to get off between stops.

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