Shut off - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃət ˈɒf|  American pronunciation of the word shut off
Brit.  |ʃʌt ɒf|

verb

- stem the flow of
shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation
- isolate or separate
She was shut off from the friends
- block off the passage through
We shut off the valve

Extra examples

On his wife's death, he shut himself off from his old friends.

This is a beautiful valley, shut off by mountains from the rest of the world.

...threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands...

...shut off the computer to save electricity...

Do please shut off that loud music!

She was shut off from the friends

We shut off the valve

I heard him utter a curse before the microphone was shut off.

I can shut off all the power in the building at the flick of a switch.

Don't forget to shut off the water supply.

The valley is shut off from the modern world.

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