close off

Verb

Meaning

block off the passage through

isolate or separate

stem the flow of

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shut off block off island close separate stop block bar arrest shut seal lock blockade fence plug

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Antonyms

work free allow release start continue

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Hypernyms

separate stop block bar divide cease

Hyponyms

curtain off

Examples

In life, when stuff happens the instinct is to close off your heart. By leaving your heart open, it leaves room for someone else to come in. Jane Seymour

Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth. Jeremy Paxman

We shut off the valve Source: Internet

She was shut off from the friends Source: Internet

shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation Source: Internet

Above: The former staircase connected all three floors, but Celia and Rodolphe opted to close off access to the garden floor and create two separate units. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

close of the gilded age close of the victorian era close of time close on close on the heels of close one eye