shut off (something)
(STOP)Definition
› to stop the operation of a machine or system: Did you shut off the light in the bedroom? Shut the engine off and take the keys. Lift your foot and the water shuts off.
(Definition of shut off (something) (STOP) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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shuffle v WALK
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shun v
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shunt v
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shush exclamation
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shut adj
- shut off (something) phrasal verb STOP
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shut off something/someone/yourself phrasal verb SEPARATE
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shut out someone phrasal verb PREVENT SCORING
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shut out someone/something phrasal verb PREVENT ENTRANCE
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shut up (someone/something) phrasal verb STOP TALKING
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shut up something/someone phrasal verb KEEP LOCKED
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