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| VERB | 1 | shut off, close off | Stem the flow of |
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| 2 | shut off, close off | Isolate or separate | |
| 3 | shut off, block off, close off | Block off the passage through |
| Meaning | Stem the flow of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation" |
| Synonyms | close off |
| Broader | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off |
| Meaning | Isolate or separate. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "She was shut off from the friends" |
| Synonyms | close off |
| Broader | separate, divide |
| Narrower | curtain off |
| Meaning | Block off the passage through. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "We shut off the valve" |
| Synonyms | block off, close off |
| Broader | barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar |
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