Definition of turnoff
(Entry 1 of 2)
turn off
verb
turned off; turning off; turns off
Definition of turn off (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to stop the flow of or shut off by or as if by turning a control
turn the water off
2
: to cause to lose interest : bore
economics turns me off
also
: to evoke a negative feeling in
5
: produce, accomplish
6
: hang sense 1b
7a
: to remove (material) by the process of turning
b
: to shape or produce by turning
1
: to deviate from a straight course or from a main road
turn off into a side road
3
: to lose interest : withdraw
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The first known use of turnoff was in 1564
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