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switch off

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  • verb transitive to turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device
  • verb idiomatic to lose interest, and start thinking about something else
  • verb intransitive, idiomatic To alternate between; to trade.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

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synonyms (23)

Words with the same meaning

  1. amplify
  2. charge
  3. close
  4. cut
  5. electrify
  6. energize
  7. galvanize
  8. generate
  9. kill
  10. loop in
  11. plug in
  12. shock
  13. short
  14. short-circuit
  15. shut
  16. shut down
  17. shut off
  18. step down
  19. step up
  20. stiffen
  21. switch on
  22. turn off
  23. turn on

antonyms (1)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. switch on

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. flip
  2. switch
  3. throw

hyponyms (1)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. kill

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