switch something off

switch something off
TURN OFF, shut off, stop, cut, halt, deactivate.
switch

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turn off an electrical device
switch off informal cease to pay attention

as he waffles on, I switch off

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ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived
to turn a light, machine, etc. off/on by pressing a button or switch

Please switch the lights off as you leave.

How do you switch this thing on?

The electricity has been switched off.

We only switched on halfway through the programme.

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