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Definition shut off in American English

shut off phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops working

Example

How do I shut off this car alarm?

Synonyms and related words
break brick cannibalize break down go off shut off
2

to stop the flow of something, usually water or electricity

Synonyms and related words
cut into shut off kill
3

if a person or community is shut off, they do not see or meet other people

Example

Sally shut herself off from the rest of the team.

Synonyms and related words
lonely isolated alone
Definition shut off in American English