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turn off
verb
Definition of TURN OFF
transitive verb3
4
: to stop the flow of or shut off by or as if by turning a control <turn the water off>
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: hang 1b
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a : to remove (material) by the process of turning b : to shape or produce by turning
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: to cause to lose interest : bore <economics turns me off>; also : to evoke a negative feeling in
intransitive verb
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: to deviate from a straight course or from a main road <turn off into a side road>
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: to lose interest : withdraw
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First Known Use of TURN OFF
1564
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