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close off

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word close off.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. shut off, close offverb

    stem the flow of

    "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"

  2. shut off, close offverb

    isolate or separate

    "She was shut off from the friends"

  3. shut off, block off, close offverb

    block off the passage through

    "We shut off the valve"

Wiktionary

  1. close offverb

    To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.

ChatGPT

  1. close off

    To close off means to obstruct or prevent access to a particular area or thing. It can also refer to emotionally distancing oneself or becoming less open or accessible to others.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of close off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of close off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of close off in a Sentence

  1. Mohamad Fuzi:

    We cant close off our exits and we don't have any other information apart from the photofit.

  2. Dustin Sternbeck:

    We're not willing to close off anything at this point.

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