shut off

verb

1. stem the flow of (Freq. 1)

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shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation

• Syn: ↑close 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: ↑close 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: ↑block off, ↑close off

• Hypernyms:

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

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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shut off (or shut something off)

(used esp. in relation to water, electricity, or gas) stop (or cause something to stop) flowing

he was about to shut off the power

■ stop (or cause something to stop) working

the engines shut off automatically

■ shut something off block the entrances and exits of something

the six compartments were being shut off from each other

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shut off [phrasal verb]

1 shut off or shut off (something) or shut (something) off : to stop operating or to cause (a machine, light, etc.) to stop operating

The camera shuts off [=turns off] automatically when not in use.

She shut off the car.

Who shut off the lights?

Shut the television off and go to bed.

2 shut off (something) or shut (something) off : to stop the flow or supply of (something)

Make sure to shut off the water/gas/electricity before beginning any work.

3 shut (yourself) off : to keep (yourself) in a place that is away from other people

— usually + from

He shut himself off from his family.

4 shut (someone or something) off from (something) : to separate (someone or something) from (something)

— usually used as (be) shut off from

Here on the island, people are shut off from (contact with) the outside world.

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Main Entry: ↑shut

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ˌshut ˈoff derived

(of a machine, tool, etc.) to stop working

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The engines shut off automatically in an emergency.

Main entry: ↑shut_derived