Meaning ofshut offin English

Verb

1. to stop flow by closing
   The worker shut off the main water valve.
   Synonyms:

   turn offcut offclose offseal offblock off
   Antonyms:

   turn onopen uplet flowunblockrestore
2. to switch off a device
   She shut off her phone during the meeting.
   Synonyms:

   turn offswitch offcut offdisconnectunplug
   Antonyms:

   turn onswitch onactivateenablepower on
3. to separate; isolate something
   The company shut off the unprofitable department.
   Synonyms:

   separateisolatedetachdisconnectdisengage
   Antonyms:

   connectlinkjoinuniteintegrate