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switch off

phrasal verb

Definition of switch off

1 : to turn off (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
  • He switched off the light/lamp.
  • He switched the TV off.
2 informal : to stop paying attention
  • When the topic turned to the stock market, he switched off.

Word by Word Definitions

switch play

  1. : a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig

  2. : an act of switching: such as

  3. : a blow with a switch

  1. : to strike or beat with or as if with a switch

  2. : whisk, lash

  3. : to turn from one railroad track to another : shunt

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off play

  1. : from a place or position

  2. : at a distance in space or time

  3. : from a course : aside

  1. used as a function word to indicate physical separation or distance from a position of rest, attachment, or union

  2. : to seaward of

  3. : from the possession or charge of

  1. : seaward

  2. : right

  3. : more removed or distant

  1. : to go away : depart

  2. : kill, murder

  1. : competition : contest

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  1. Nglish: Translation of switch off for Spanish speakers

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