shut off

/ʃəɾ ɑf/

/ʃət ɒf/

Other forms: shutting off; shuts off

Definitions of shut off

1. verb

   block off the passage through
   “We shut off the valve”

   synonyms: block off, close off

   type of:

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

   render unsuitable for passage
2. verb

   isolate or separate
   “She was shut off from the friends”

   synonyms: close off

   types:

   curtain off

   separate by means of a curtain

   type of:

   divide, separate

   make a division or separation
3. verb

   stem the flow of
   “shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation”

   synonyms: close off

   type of:

   cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop

   put an end to a state or an activity