- ˌshut (sth) ˈoff
- phrasal verb
if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops working
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ˌshut (sth) ˈoff
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shut sth off — UK US shut (sth) off Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [T] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: »The committee has the power to shut off funds … Financial and business terms
ˌshut sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to stop the flow of something such as water or electricity … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shut somebody off from something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈoff from sth derived to separate sb/sth from sth • Bosnia is shut off from the Adriatic by the mountains. Main entry: ↑shutderived … Useful english dictionary
shut something off from something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈoff from sth derived to separate sb/sth from sth • Bosnia is shut off from the Adriatic by the mountains. Main entry: ↑shutderived … Useful english dictionary
shut yourself off (from something) — ˌshut yourself ˈoff (from sth) derived to avoid seeing people or having contact with anyone • Martin shut himself off from the world to write his book. Main entry: ↑shutderived … Useful english dictionary
shut — 1 /SVt/ verb past tense and past participle past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting 1 (I, T) to close something, or to become closed: The door shut with a bang. | She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes. | Laruelle put… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shut*/*/*/ — [ʃʌt] (past tense past participle shut) verb [I/T] I 1) to close something, or to become closed Ant: open Sandra shut the book and put it down on the table.[/ex] Shut the gate or the dog will get out.[/ex] I heard the front door shut.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shut off — UK US shut (sth) off Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [T] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: »The committee has the power to shut off funds … Financial and business terms
shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on … Dictionary of contemporary English
switch something off — TURN OFF, shut off, stop, cut, halt, deactivate. → switch * * * turn off an electrical device ■ switch off informal cease to pay attention as he waffles on, I switch off * * * ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived … Useful english dictionary
