What is the meaning of shut off?

verb

  • Stem the flow of.
    • usage: "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"
  • Isolate or separate.
    • usage: "She was shut off from the friends"
  • Block off the passage through.
    • usage: "We shut off the valve"
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