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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shut off, close offverb

    stem the flow of

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

  2. shut off, close offverb

    isolate or separate

    "She was shut off from the friends"

  3. shut off, block off, close offverb

    block off the passage through

    "We shut off the valve"

Wiktionary

  1. shut offverb

    To stop or turn off by closing something (such as a valve).

Wikipedia

  1. shut off

    To shut down or power off a computer is to remove power from a computer's main components in a controlled way. After a computer is shut down, main components such as CPUs, RAM modules and hard disk drives are powered down, although some internal components, such as an internal clock, may retain power.

ChatGPT

  1. shut off

    Shut off typically refers to stopping the supply or flow of a resource such as electricity, water, gas, or stopping the operation of a machine or device. This can be achieved by closing a valve, flipping a switch, pressing a button or any other mechanism that disrupts the running process or supply.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shut off in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shut off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of shut off in a Sentence

  1. 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.

  2. Hurricane MariaBut:

    Americans are the true first responders, we've gotta get back to the basics, and teach people tangible skills, not only how to do CPR and first aid but to shut off your house gas lines or water lines after a disaster. We've gotta get people to save money. They need their own rainy day account.

  3. Chuang-tzu:

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

  4. 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.

  5. Erin Billings:

    We are in the peak of our thunderstorm season but as we progress into late July and August, we transition to more southwesterly flow which tends to shut off our thunderstorm season.

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