close off

phrasal verb

closed off; closing off; closes off

: to not allow (something) to be used for a period of time : close

The city closed off the beach to tourists.

Half of the museum was closed off while they made the changes.

—sometimes used figuratively

He closes himself off to new experiences.

Examples of close off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Israel has at times closed off the flow of aid into the strip, citing concerns about smuggling and looting by Hamas. —Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025

The tent maintains the four individual mesh roof panels and removable fly for optimal nighttime stargazing and adds a set of internal fabric panels to close off those roof panels in colder weather. —New Atlas, 22 July 2025

Things were mixed up even further when Cierra Ortega, whom Nic had just closed off with, made a sudden exit from the villa after her use of a racial slur resurfaced online. —Julia Moore, People.com, 11 July 2025

Even security within Aether is a premium experience as it will be closed off entirely for each person or traveling group. —Michele Robson, Fortune, 5 July 2025

Rhymes for close off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff