turn off

Definitions

1. 1

   To dismiss

   To dismiss; to fire.

2. 2

   To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance,…

   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.
   • "Will it ever stop?" Yo, I don't know / Turn off the lights, and I'll glow
   • Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again? Ok. Well, are you sure that it's plugged in?
3. 3

   To become deactivated

   To become deactivated; to become powered down.

   • My computer turned off!
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   1. 4

      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.
   2. 5

      To repulse, disgust, or discourage (someone).

      • Cigarette smoking really turns me off.
      • Better be a gentleman, or you'll turn me off
      • "They are turning people off travelling. And the removal of catering on such a long-distance route is just bonkers."
   3. 6

      To leave a road

      To leave a road; to exit.

      • Turn off at the next exit so we can have lunch.
   4. 7

      To avert.

      • "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."
   5. 8

      To turn out

      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.
   6. 9

      To execute by hanging.

      • The fell had not only put its cap on, it was drawn down over its white face as that other white cap, still more terrible to look upon, covers the features of the poor wretch about to be "turned off" on the gallows.

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