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verb (v)

• stem the flow of(verb.stative)

  Example:
  Shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation.
  

  Synonym:
  close off
  

  source: wordnet30
• isolate or separate(verb.motion)

  Example:
  She was shut off from the friends.
  

  source: wordnet30
• block off the passage through(verb.contact)

  Example:
  We shut off the valve.
  

  Synonym:
  block off, close off
  

  source: wordnet30