1. shut off - Noun
2. shut off - Verb
block off the passage through
isolate or separate
stem the flow of
Source: WordNetshut-off
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
According to a water treatment expert, cooling systems should be put into hibernation rather than partially, or completely, shut off when not in use to minimise growth of Legionella bacteria. Source: Internet
As part of the state of emergency, and to prevent independent reporting of events, the government shut off Internet access and some mobile telephony services to Maldives on August 13 and 14, 2004. Source: Internet
A recent example of tectonic control on ocean circulation is the formation of the Isthmus of Panama about 5 million years ago, which shut off direct mixing between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Source: Internet