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shut sth off

(SUPPLY) phrasal verb with shut
 
 
/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (present tense shutting, past tense and past participle shut)

Definition

to stop the supply of something: Did you remember to shut off the water and gas before you left the house? Oil supplies have been shut off.Cancelling and interrupting
(Definition of shut sth off (SUPPLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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