ALL meanings of shut-off
shut-off
S s - noun shut-off the act or time of shutting or closing. 1
- noun shut-off the line where two pieces of welded metal are united. 1
- verb with object shut-off to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. 1
- verb with object shut-off to close the doors of (often followed by up): to shut up a shop for the night. 1
- verb with object shut-off to close (something) by bringing together or folding its parts: Shut your book. Shut the window! 1
- verb with object shut-off to confine; enclose: to shut a bird into a cage. 1
- verb with object shut-off to bar; exclude: They shut him from their circle. 1
- verb with object shut-off to cause (a factory, school, etc.) to end or suspend operations, services, or business activity: He shut his store, sold his house, and moved away. We're shutting the office for two weeks in June. 1
- verb with object shut-off to bolt; bar. 1
- verb without object shut-off to become shut or closed; close. 1
- adjective shut-off closed; fastened up: a shut door. 1
- adjective shut-off Phonetics. checked (def 2). 1