What does turn off mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. switch off, cut, turn off, turn outverb

    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

    "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

  2. turn offverb

    make a turn

    "turn off at the parking area"

  3. turn off, put offverb

    cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

Wiktionary

  1. turn offverb

    To power down; to stop a device by switching it off.

  2. turn offverb

    To repulse, disgust, or discourage.

  3. turn offverb

    To leave a road; to exit.

ChatGPT

  1. turn off

    To turn off means to stop the operation or flow of something, typically by switching a device or system off. It could also mean to cause someone to feel bored, uninterested, or repelled.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn off in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of turn off in a Sentence

  1. Palmetto Restaurant owner David McCraw:

    [I] have a right as a business owner to turn off the channel, and not support a business that has allowed the disrespect of our country and our flag.

  2. Katherine Bentley:

    What we believe happens is when we have pain, the nervous system has a pain response and for people in chronic pain or amplified pain the response just doesn’t stop. The feedback look doesn’t turn off and in fact it gets worse.

  3. Eric Adams:

    We have to turn off the faucet that is continually feeding the river of violence in our cities, there's a tint of racism to this. We don't manufacture guns in Chicago but why are we able to remove 12,000 guns off the street ? Where are they coming from ?

  4. George Walper:

    Some people turn off their 401(k) contributions immediately. They say I'm not going to put any more in.

  5. Tricia Ferrara:

    A child will store the event in memory based on the narrative you assign the event, for this age range, stick to basic facts and turn off the TV.


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