shut off
verb
Definition of shut off
transitive verb
1 : to close off : separate —usually used with from shut off from the rest of the world
2a : to cut off (a flow or passage) : stop shuts off the oxygen supplyb : to stop the operation of (something, such as a machine) shut the motor off
intransitive verb
: to cease operating : stop shuts off automatically
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Examples of shut off in a Sentence
threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands
shut off the computer to save electricity
First Known Use of shut off
1818
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