shut off

Speech parts

1. shut off - Noun

2. shut off - Verb

Meaning

block off the passage through

isolate or separate

stem the flow of

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

shut-off

Synonyms

close off block off close separate cut intercept break stop block kill bar arrest shut closing seal
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Antonyms

resume touch off turn on keep on leave on

Hypernyms

separate stop block bar divide cease

Hyponyms

curtain off

Related terms

shut down shutdown

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

Shut It shut my mouth shut noisily shut off flap valve shut one eyes to shut one's eyes