switch off

verb

switched off; switching off; switches 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.

Examples of switch off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are no doors, just a seat, a steering wheel and a flight stick, with every control switched off except two buttons. — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Standard voice remotes listen only while the mic button is held, and hands-free remotes can be switched off. — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Eli Lilly is also studying an oral drug called muvalaplin, and CRISPR gene-editing technology designed to permanently switch off the gene that produces Lp(a) is in early development. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026

While most genes on one of a female's two X chromosomes are effectively switched off, escapee genes such as ZFX remain active on both chromosomes. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for switch off

• ashraf
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• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff