Synonyms for shut off
shut off

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1. shut off, close offverb

   stem the flow of

   "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"

   Synonyms:
   close off, block off

2. shut off, close offverb

   isolate or separate

   "She was shut off from the friends"

   Synonyms:
   close off, block off

3. shut off, block off, close offverb

   block off the passage through

   "We shut off the valve"

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, bar, barricade, block up, block off, blockade, close off

Matched Categories

1. • Block
   • Discontinue
   • Separate

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How to use shut off in a sentence?

1. Emmanuel Lepine:

   We are calling a halt to production at the refineries - to shut off at source so to speak, our end-goal is not (fuel) shortages but withdrawal of the labour law.

2. Nathan Apodaca:

   My car shuts off from time to time, and it shut off down the highway... I didn't want to wait to flag someone down to get a jump. So I grabbed my juice and grabbed my board.

3. Geoff Cooper:

   The FDA is moving the goalposts again and their actions this time could shut off a key source of alcohol for hand sanitizer production, significantly exacerbating the worldwide shortage of hand sanitizer.

4. Chuang-tzu:

   Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without.

5. Daniel Wroclawski:

   For a burst pipe or leak, the first thing you want to do is shut off the water, with your home, that is usually accessible. But if you're renting, it might not be, in which case you need to get a hold of your landlord or superintendent as quickly as you can.