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1shut off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you shut off something such as an engine or an electrical item, you turn it off to stop it working. [V P n (not pron)] They pulled over and shut off the engine... [V n P] Will somebody for God s sake shut that alarm off. Syn:… …
2shut off — UK US shut (sth) off Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [T] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: »The committee has the power to shut off funds …
3shut off — phr verb Shut off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑engine Shut off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑engine, ↑light …
4fuel pump shut-off switch — A switch which shuts off the electric fuel pump and fuel to the engine in the event of a major collision …
5shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on …
6The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) — Infobox Film name = The Poseidon Adventure caption = film poster by Mort Künstler producer = Irwin Allen director = Ronald Neame Irwin Allen writer = Paul Gallico (novel) Wendell Mayes Stirling Silliphant (screenplay) starring = Gene Hackman… …
7off — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) from a place or position < march off >; specifically away from land < ship stood off to sea > (2) …
8The Shining (film) — The Shining Theatrical release poster Directed by Stanley Kubrick Produced by Stanle …
9The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion …
10engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines …
