English verb: shut off | |||
1. | shut off (stative) stem the flow of | ||
Samples | Shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation. | ||
Synonyms | close off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop | ||
2. | shut off (motion) isolate or separate | ||
Samples | She was shut off from the friends. | ||
Synonyms | close off | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | divide, separate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | curtain off | ||
3. | shut off (contact) block off the passage through | ||
Samples | We shut off the valve. | ||
Synonyms | block off, close off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop | ||