shut off
noun
1.
an object or device that shuts (something) off: the automatic shutoff on a heater.
2.
an act or instance of shutting off something, as an opening, a flow, or a service: a shutoff of electric power due to unpaid bills.
Also, shut-off.
Origin:
1865–70; noun use of verb phrase shut off
1865–70; noun use of verb phrase shut off
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verb (used with object)
1.
to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
2.
to close the doors of (often followed by up ): to shut up a shop for the night.
3.
to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts: Shut your book. Shut the window!
4.
to confine; enclose: to shut a bird into a cage.
5.
to bar; exclude: They shut him from their circle.
verb (used without object)
8.
to become shut or closed; close.
noun
Verb phrases 11.
the act or time of shutting or closing.
12.
the line where two pieces of welded metal are united.
13.
shut down,
a.
to settle over so as to envelop or darken: The fog shut down rapidly.
b.
to close, especially temporarily, as a factory; cease manufacturing or business operations.
c.
Also, shut down onupon. Informal. to hinder; check; stop.
14.
shut in,
a.
to enclose.
b.
to confine, as from illness: She broke her leg in a fall and has been shut in for several weeks.
15.
shut of, Informal. free of; rid of: He wished he were shut of all his debts.
16.
shut off,
a.
to stop the passage of (water, traffic, electricity, etc.); close off.
b.
to isolate; separate: an outpost almost completely shut off from civilization.
17.
shut out,
a.
to keep from entering; exclude.
b.
to hide from view.
c.
to prevent (an opponent or opposing team) from scoring, as in a game of baseball.
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World English Dictionary
shut (ʃʌt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by up) , shuts, shutting, shut | |
| 1. | to move (something) so as to cover an aperture; close: to shut a door |
| 2. | to close (something) by bringing together the parts: to shut a book |
| 3. | to close or lock the doors of: to shut up a house |
| 4. | (tr; |
| 5. | (tr) to prevent (a business, etc) from operating |
| 6. | shut one's eyes to to ignore deliberately |
| 7. | shut the door on |
| a. to refuse to think about | |
| b. to render impossible | |
| —adj | |
| 8. | closed or fastened |
| —n | |
| 9. | the act or time of shutting |
| 10. | the line along which pieces of metal are welded |
| 11. | slang get shut of, get shot of to get rid of |
| [Old English scyttan; related to Old Frisian sketta to shut in, Middle Dutch schutten to obstruct] | |
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Word Origin & History
shut
O.E. scyttan "to put in place so as to fasten a door or gate," from W.Gmc. *skutjanan (cf. O.Fris. schetta, M.Du. schutten "to shut, shut up, obstruct"), from P.Gmc. *skut- "project" (see shoot). Meaning "to close by folding or bringing together" is from mid-14c. Sense of
"to set (someone) free (from)" (c.1500) is obsolete except in dialectal phrases such as to get shut of. Colloquial shut-eye for "sleep" is from 1899. To shut (one's) mouth "desist from speaking" is recorded from 1340. Shut up (v.) first recorded 1840. Shut-in "person confined from normal social intercourse" is from 1904. Shut out in baseball sense is from 1881 (v.), 1889 (n.).
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Idioms & Phrases
shut off
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Stop the flow or passage of, as in They shut off the water while repairs were being made. [Early 1800s]
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Close off, isolate, as in Loners shut themselves off from the community. [First half of 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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