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Meanings of shut off in English

Spanish
cerrar

Block off the passage through.

cerrar
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Examples for "block off"
Examples for "block off"
1
And if I see you around again, I'll knock your block off.
IT
2
I ought to knock your block off for abandoning us like that.
Brisingr
3
Suppose 'm you no savvee, I knock 'm block off belong you.
Michael, Brother of Jerry
4
I'll knock your wooden block off! said the doctor in a fury.
The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
5
I'd like to knock your block off, if you want to know!
The Drums of Jeopardy
1
It is now looking to close off a second border with Croatia.
Radio NZ
2
The upshot had been a decision to close off the town entirely.
The stand
3
Immediately close off on the steam throttle until a white light re-appears.
The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
4
Large mounds of concrete are used as barriers to close off streets.
Reuters
5
The positive sentiment could turn quickly and close off the new issue market.
Reuters
Usage of shut off in English
1
He climbed out of the car and Zeke shut off the motor.
Stubble
2
He quickly shut off the gasoline and went back to the motor.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
3
With his right hand on the speed control he shut off speed.
The Submarine Boys and the Spies / Dodging the Sharks of the Dee...
4
Thus women are exclusively shut off from the administration of the country.
Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India / A Study of Conditions am...
5
The motor was shut off, and there was silence aboard the Abaris.
Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
6
Bess was next, and she shut off the power from the Flyaway.
The Motor Girls on a Tour
7
Walter shut off the lamp and they saw daylight ahead of them.
Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch; Or, The Old Mexican's Treasure
8
Then a hill rose behind the stallion and shut off his view.
Alcatraz
9
Without an adequate income half the possibilities of life are shut off.
Of Human Bondage
10
There is no screen to shut off permanently the spectacle of suffering.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 08: Talmage to Knox Little
11
The embankment shut off this tiny wharf from view on either side.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
12
The choir, shut off by a railing, was reserved for the clergy.
The Court of the Empress Josephine
13
First, shut off pressure to stoker engine cylinder by closing valve 6.
The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
14
They were shut off in two directions, but off to each side--
A Prisoner of Morro; Or, In the Hands of the Enemy
15
When the engine was shut off they could hear the director's commands:
Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures; Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund
16
She was sorry when the bleak, gnarled cedar-trees shut off her view.
The Light of the Western Stars
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Translations for shut off
Shut off through the time
Shut off across language varieties
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United Kingdom
Common
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