Sekirov Dictionary

turn off

verb 11
turn-off noun 2
forms 4

verb11

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To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- Turn off the machine and unplug it when you leave.
- In some people, this gene has been turned off.
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To deactivate a heat source cooking a particular item.
- You can turn off the green beans now.
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To become deactivated; to become powered down.
- My computer turned off!
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To rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas.
- Remember to turn the tap off once you've finished so you don't waste water.
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To bore, repulse, disgust, or discourage (someone).
- That book's plot was so predictable, it turned me off.
- Cigarette smoking really turns me off.
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To leave a road; to exit a highway or other main road.
- You'll need to turn off before we get to the county line.
- Turn off at the next exit so we can have lunch.
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(old-fashioned) To avert; to stop (something).
- "Pardon my clumsiness," he said to the lady. "I am, unfortunately, quite blind. But," he added, with a smile, to turn off the mishap, "even a blind man must have a house." — 1914
To raise, unblocking the way and signaling that a train may proceed.
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(no longer used) To dismiss; to fire.
- The butler turned off that foolish maid.
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(no longer used) To turn out; to produce.
- According to D. A. Wells, one boy and a machine can turn off 9,000 pair of sleeve buttons in a day. — 1895
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(slang, no longer used) To execute by hanging.
- The thief was turned off by the hangman.

turn-off noun2

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(informal) Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually.
- I like the people at my job, but the 60-hour work weeks are a big turn-off.
- Braces on a pretty girl actually aren't a turn-off for me.
A road where one turns off, such as a motorway exit.

forms

turned off · turning off · turns off · turn-offs

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