Phrase guide
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verb
To stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To switch off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To separate; to isolate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
block off the passage through
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: block off, close off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
verb
isolate or separate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: close off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, divide
Narrower terms: curtain off
verb
stem the flow of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: close off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
History
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