shut off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to stop the flow or supply of something

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   shut something off / shut off something

   Usage: The object is a supply or flow stopped; place a personal pronoun before off.

   The caretaker used the main valve to shut off water to the damaged pipe.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The caretaker used the main valve to shut off water to the damaged pipe.

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