close off

verb

1. stem the flow of (Freq. 1)

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shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation

• Syn: ↑shut off

• Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit, ↑lay off

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

2. isolate or separate

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She was shut off from the friends

• Syn: ↑shut off

• Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑divide

• Hyponyms: ↑curtain off

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s Adjective/Noun

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

3. block off the passage through

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We shut off the valve

• Syn: ↑shut off, ↑block off

• Hypernyms:

↑barricade, ↑block, ↑blockade, ↑stop, ↑block off, ↑block up, ↑bar

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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\\ˈklōz-\ transitive verb

1. : to isolate or keep in seclusion

2. : to stop the flow of

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ˌclose ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they close off he/she/it closes off present participle closing off past tense closed off past participle closed off] phrasal verb

to prevent people from entering a place, using a road etc

The police have closed off the high street to traffic.

Thesaurus: to close or lock something_synonym

Main entry: close

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close off [phrasal verb]

close off (something) or close (something) off : to not allow (something) to be used for a period of time : ↑close

The city closed off the beach to tourists.

closing off a road with barriers

Half of the museum was closed off while they made the changes.

— sometimes used figuratively

He closes himself off to new experiences. [=he does not allow himself to have new experiences]

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Main Entry: ↑close