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shut off
shut S0379200 (shŭt)v. shut, shut·ting, shuts v.tr.1. a. To move (a door or lid, for example) so as to block passage through an opening.b. To fasten with a lock, catch, or latch: shut the cabinet.2. To block entrance to or exit from; close: shut a corridor.3. To confine in a closed space: shut them in a cage.4. To exclude from a closed space: shut the cats out of the house.5. To fold up or bring together the parts of: shut the book.6. To cause to stop operating: shut down a restaurant; a school that was shut for the vacation.v.intr.1. To move or become moved so as to block passage; close: a door that shuts by itself.2. To stop operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight.n.1. The act or time of shutting.2. The line of connection between welded pieces of metal.Phrasal Verbs: shut off1. To stop the flow or passage of; cut off: shut off the hot water by closing a valve.2. To close off; isolate: loners who shut themselves off from the community. shut out Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring any runs or points. shut up1. To cause (someone) to stop speaking; silence.2. To stop speaking.Idiom: shut (one's) eyes to To refuse to consider or acknowledge: administrators who shut their eyes to pervasive corruption. [Middle English shutten, from Old English scyttan; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]ThesaurusVerb | 1. | shut off - stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"close offcease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" | | 2. | shut off - isolate or separate; "She was shut off from the friends"close offdivide, separate - make a division or separationcurtain off - separate by means of a curtain | | 3. | shut off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve"block off, close offbarricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" |
shutverbTo move (a door, for example) in order to cover an opening:close.phrasal verb shut inTo confine within a limited area:cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut up, wall (in or up).phrasal verb shut off or out To cut off from sight:block (out), conceal, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud.phrasal verb shut out1. To exclude from normal social or professional activities:blackball, blacklist, boycott, ostracize.2. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered:bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out.3. To rid one's mind of:banish, cast out, dismiss, dispel.phrasal verb shut up1. To confine within a limited area:cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut in, wall (in or up).2. To enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape:closet, confine, imprison.3. To cause to become silent:hush, quiet, quieten, shush, silence, still.Translationsshut (ʃat) – present participle ˈshutting: past tense, past participle shut – verb1. to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open. Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look. 關上 关上,闭上 2. to become closed. The window shut with a bang. 被關上 关上3. to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there. The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut. 關閉 关闭4. to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something. The dog was shut inside the house. 禁閉 禁闭 adjective closed. 關閉的 关闭的shut down (of a factory etc) to close or be closed, for a time or permanently: There is a rumour going round that the factory is going to (be) shut down (noun ˈshut-down) 停業 关闭,倒闭 shut off1. to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc. I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire. 關掉 关掉2. to keep away (from); to make separate (from). He shut himself off from the rest of the world. 隔絕,隔離 隔绝shut up1. to (cause to) stop speaking. Tell them to shut up!; That'll shut him up! (使某人)住嘴 安静,住口 2. to close and lock. It's time to shut up the shop. 打烊 关店(门) shut off
shut off1. verb To stop operating; to turn off. The phone shuts off after a few moments of inactivity to save its battery. The generator has a sensor so that it will shut off by itself if it begins to overheat.2. verb To disactivate something; to turn something off. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "off." You can use my computer, just shut it off when you're done. We'll have to shut off the water main to repair the pipes.3. verb To isolate someone, something, or oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "off." I'm worried about Jim—he's been shutting himself off lately. The other directors shut him off from the board meetings as a result of his inflammatory remarks.4. adjective Isolated; unable to be reached or contacted. The resort is completely shut off from the outside world—no Internet, no TV, no nothing. My cubicle is the only one on this side of the floor, off so I feel really shut from the rest of the office.See also: off, shutshut off1. Stop the flow or passage of, as in They shut off the water while repairs were being made. [Early 1800s] 2. Close off, isolate, as in Loners shut themselves off from the community. [First half of 1800s] See also: off, shutshut offv.1. To stop the flow, passage, or operation of something: The plumber shut off the water by closing a valve. Shut the lights off before you leave.2. To stop flowing or operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight.3. To isolate someone or something: The miser shut himself off from the community.See also: off, shutEncyclopediaSeeshutshut off
Synonyms for shut offverb stem the flow ofSynonymsRelated Words- cease
- discontinue
- lay off
- quit
- stop
- give up
verb isolate or separateSynonymsRelated Words- divide
- separate
- curtain off
verb block off the passage throughSynonymsRelated Words- barricade
- block
- block up
- blockade
- block off
- bar
- stop
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