Synonyms for shut off
shut off

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1. shut off, close offverb

   stem the flow of

   "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"

   Synonyms:
   close off, block off

2. shut off, close offverb

   isolate or separate

   "She was shut off from the friends"

   Synonyms:
   close off, block off

3. shut off, block off, close offverb

   block off the passage through

   "We shut off the valve"

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, bar, barricade, block up, block off, blockade, close off

Matched Categories

1. • Block
   • Discontinue
   • Separate

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1. Daniel Wroclawski:

   For a burst pipe or leak, the first thing you want to do is shut off the water, with your home, that is usually accessible. But if you're renting, it might not be, in which case you need to get a hold of your landlord or superintendent as quickly as you can.

2. Geoff Cooper:

   The FDA is moving the goalposts again and their actions this time could shut off a key source of alcohol for hand sanitizer production, significantly exacerbating the worldwide shortage of hand sanitizer.

3. Representatives Speaker Tina Kotek:

   A lift in the minimum wage will make a real difference for thousands of working families in every community across our state, on a day-to-day basis, that increase may be the difference between buying groceries and skipping dinner, between paying the rent and risking having the power shut off.

4. Andy Corra:

   One day business is booming, and the next day, boom, it's shut off, it's a huge bummer for the whole industry.

5. Read MoreThe gold medalist:

   It was one of the few times in Simone Biles life where everything was just shut off and Simone Biles couldn't do anything, so we used it to get to know each other — really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I'm so thankful.