CLOSE OFF

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does close off mean? 

• CLOSE OFF (verb)
  The verb CLOSE OFF has 3 senses:

1. stem the flow of

2. isolate or separate

3. block off the passage through

  Familiarity information: CLOSE OFF used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOSE OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stem the flow of

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

close off; shut off

Context example:

shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation

Hypernyms (to "close off" is one way to...):

cease; discontinue; give up; lay off; quit; stop (put an end to a state or an activity)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Isolate or separate

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

close off; shut off

Context example:

She was shut off from the friends

Hypernyms (to "close off" is one way to...):

divide; separate (make a division or separation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "close off"):

curtain off (separate by means of a curtain)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Block off the passage through

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

block off; close off; shut off

Context example:

We shut off the valve

Hypernyms (to "close off" is one way to...):

bar; barricade; block; block off; block up; blockade; stop (render unsuitable for passage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something