shut off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuht awf, of]
- /ʃʌt ɔf, ɒf/
- /ʃʌt ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuht awf, of]
- /ʃʌt ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of shut off words

noun shut off the act or time of shutting or closing. 1
noun shut off the line where two pieces of welded metal are united. 1
verb with object shut off to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. 1
verb with object shut off to close the doors of (often followed by up): to shut up a shop for the night. 1
verb with object shut off to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts: Shut your book. Shut the window! 1
verb with object shut off to confine; enclose: to shut a bird into a cage. 1

See all 27 definitions of shut off

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Origin of shut off

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; noun use of verb phrase shut off

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Parts of speech for Shut off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shut off

shut off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for shut off

verb shut off

beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
block out — If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it.
block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.

adj shut off

blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
hermitic — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

adjective shut off

quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.

All 42 Synonyms of shut off