shut (sth) off
phrasal verb with shut verb [ I or T ] uk/ʃʌt/ usshutting | 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 for the second phase of the prison construction.
We certainly don't want to shut off new ideas.
[ I or T ] IT, PRODUCTION
if a computer or other machine is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops working:
When you are waiting in line in your car, shut the engine off.
It looked as if the computer had shut off in the middle of the calculation.
[ I or T ] PRODUCTION
if electricity, gas, etc. shuts off, or someone shuts it off, it stops being supplied:
The national power company shut off electricity in hopes of preventing fires.
Power shut off in several neighborhoods last night after the storm.