The difference between Stay over and Stop over

When used as verbs, stay over means stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over, whereas stop over means to interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.

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  1. Stay over as a verb:

    Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.

  1. Stop over as a verb (intransitive):

    To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay; to stop off.

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