if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops working
if a person or community is shut off, they do not see or meet other people
to stop the flow of something, usually water or electricity
Between 66th and 72nd Street the train stopped in the tunnel and the lights got dim and the air conditioning shut off.
How do I shut off this car alarm?
I traced the problem to a defective shut-off valve so I switched it out of the manifold system.
I'm sure as soon as my back was turned, he slipped into one of the shut-off rooms and slipped out of whatever door or window came handiest.
Sally shut herself off from the rest of the team.
shuts off
shutting off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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