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shut⋅off

[shuht-awf, -of]
–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; n. use of v. phrase shut off
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shut·off   (shŭt'ôf', -ŏf')   
n.  
  1. A device that shuts something off.

  2. A stoppage; a cessation.

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