shut-offn.adj.

Forms: Also shutoff.

Etymology: Compare to shut off at shut v. Phrasal verbs.

A. n.

1. Something which shuts off: a tap, valve. Also, something used for stopping the operation of anything. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve

cockc1483

window1576

stopcock1584

register1612

shut1651

valve1659

flap1824

shut-off1869

stop-tap1895

stop-gate1902

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [adjective] > provided with a valve > relating to type of valve

shut-off1869

non-return1883

pop-off1902

poppet-valved1912

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation > one who or that which > that which

stancha1400

supersedeas1555

stop-gamble1579

stopa1586

supra sedeas1615

stop-game1659

to put a stopper on1828

off-switch1897

shut-off1951

1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.G 1 The shut-off valve.

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. Advt. p. clxii Automatic Shut-off.

1951 Nucleonics Nov. 16/2 Two..plates are used in controlling the reactor; the other two act as emergency shut-offs.

1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon xiii. 313 Okay, I'm going to open up the main shutoffs. Ascent feed closed.

1973 R. Ludlum Matlock Paper xxii. 188 He found the shut-off button and pressed it.

1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. b 8 (advt.) A pocket-size recorder that's perfect for school, office or home. Has end-of-tape shut-off.

2. A cessation of flow, supply, or activity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun]

lissc1000

ceasec1330

stintc1330

stinting1338

ceasinga1340

discontinuancea1398

cessationa1400

leaving-off?a1425

surceasingc1435

disusage1475

stop1483

staying1546

discontinuation1572

discontinuing1582

surcease1590

stintance1605

cessure1607

desisting1607

avocationa1617

desistance1632

sistencea1639

surceasementa1641

supersession1648

dispractice1673

breaking-off1683

estoppage1701

cess1703

cesser1809

shutdown1857

stoppage1865

shut-off1889

sign-off1919

1889 Cent. Dict. 5606/1 Shut-off, stoppage of anything.

1919 Summary of Operations Calif. Oil Fields (Calif. State Mining Bureau) V. i. 8 Collar shut-off, an accidental ‘shut-off’ supposed to be occasioned by the accumulation of material between the walls of a well and the casing at, or just above, a collar.

1942 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Dec. 18/4 A threatened shutoff of tin containers.

1974 Spartanburg (S. Carolina) Herald-Jrnl. 21 Apr. A2 (advt.) Easily adjusts from powerful stream to fine spray to complete water shut-off.

1977 Nature 6 Jan. 29/1 Neither alt nor mod mutants affect the shutoff of host protein or rRNA synthesis in vivo.

3. The close season for game.

ΚΠ

1891 Cent. Dict.

B. adj. [shut adj.]

Disconnected, stopped; isolated, withdrawn.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [adjective]

solec1407

separate1600

sequestereda1616

unconjunctive1643

recluse1656

separated1730

removed1766

insulated1781

stray1796

insulate1803

isolated1811

Robinson Crusoe1823

incommunicado1844

shut-out1853

isolate1854

marooned1883

cut-off1894

shut-away1911

shut-off1913

splitsville1964

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [adjective]

ysesseda1387

ceased1556

stoppeda1586

stayedc1595

overspent1597

ended1598

arrested1611

checked1793

discontinued1886

shut-off1933

1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers v. 96 That peculiar shut-off look of the poor who have to depend on the favour of others.

1933 S. Spender Poems 45 The airliner with shut-off engines Glides over suburbs.

1939 C. Isherwood Goodbye to Berlin 91 I felt a most marvellous sort of shut-off feeling from all the rest of the world.

1982 ‘J. Ross’ Death's Head iv. 30 She said nothing more, waiting in a shut-off silence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	shut-off
释义	shut-offn.adj. Forms: Also shutoff. Etymology: Compare to shut off at shut v. Phrasal verbs. A. n. 1. Something which shuts off: a tap, valve. Also, something used for stopping the operation of anything. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve cockc1483 window1576 stopcock1584 register1612 shut1651 valve1659 flap1824 shut-off1869 stop-tap1895 stop-gate1902 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [adjective] > provided with a valve > relating to type of valve shut-off1869 non-return1883 pop-off1902 poppet-valved1912 the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation > one who or that which > that which stancha1400 supersedeas1555 stop-gamble1579 stopa1586 supra sedeas1615 stop-game1659 to put a stopper on1828 off-switch1897 shut-off1951 1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.G 1 The shut-off valve. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. Advt. p. clxii Automatic Shut-off. 1951 Nucleonics Nov. 16/2 Two..plates are used in controlling the reactor; the other two act as emergency shut-offs. 1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon xiii. 313 Okay, I'm going to open up the main shutoffs. Ascent feed closed. 1973 R. Ludlum Matlock Paper xxii. 188 He found the shut-off button and pressed it. 1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. b 8 (advt.) A pocket-size recorder that's perfect for school, office or home. Has end-of-tape shut-off. 2. A cessation of flow, supply, or activity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] lissc1000 ceasec1330 stintc1330 stinting1338 ceasinga1340 discontinuancea1398 cessationa1400 leaving-off?a1425 surceasingc1435 disusage1475 stop1483 staying1546 discontinuation1572 discontinuing1582 surcease1590 stintance1605 cessure1607 desisting1607 avocationa1617 desistance1632 sistencea1639 surceasementa1641 supersession1648 dispractice1673 breaking-off1683 estoppage1701 cess1703 cesser1809 shutdown1857 stoppage1865 shut-off1889 sign-off1919 1889 Cent. Dict. 5606/1 Shut-off, stoppage of anything. 1919 Summary of Operations Calif. Oil Fields (Calif. State Mining Bureau) V. i. 8 Collar shut-off, an accidental ‘shut-off’ supposed to be occasioned by the accumulation of material between the walls of a well and the casing at, or just above, a collar. 1942 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Dec. 18/4 A threatened shutoff of tin containers. 1974 Spartanburg (S. Carolina) Herald-Jrnl. 21 Apr. A2 (advt.) Easily adjusts from powerful stream to fine spray to complete water shut-off. 1977 Nature 6 Jan. 29/1 Neither alt nor mod mutants affect the shutoff of host protein or rRNA synthesis in vivo. 3. The close season for game. ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. B. adj. [shut adj.] Disconnected, stopped; isolated, withdrawn. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [adjective] solec1407 separate1600 sequestereda1616 unconjunctive1643 recluse1656 separated1730 removed1766 insulated1781 stray1796 insulate1803 isolated1811 Robinson Crusoe1823 incommunicado1844 shut-out1853 isolate1854 marooned1883 cut-off1894 shut-away1911 shut-off1913 splitsville1964 the world > action or operation > ceasing > [adjective] ysesseda1387 ceased1556 stoppeda1586 stayedc1595 overspent1597 ended1598 arrested1611 checked1793 discontinued1886 shut-off1933 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers v. 96 That peculiar shut-off look of the poor who have to depend on the favour of others. 1933 S. Spender Poems 45 The airliner with shut-off engines Glides over suburbs. 1939 C. Isherwood Goodbye to Berlin 91 I felt a most marvellous sort of shut-off feeling from all the rest of the world. 1982 ‘J. Ross’ Death's Head iv. 30 She said nothing more, waiting in a shut-off silence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.1869
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