To turn off Meaning, Definition & Usage
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(a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant or a parasite.(b) To give over; to reduce.(c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.(d) To accomplish; to perform, as work.(e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of turning; to reduce in size by turning.(f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve, stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as, to turn off the water or the gas.(g) (colloq.) To dampen the enthusiasm of. - to be diverted; to deviate from a course;
as, the road .turns off to the left
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- to be diverted; to deviate from a course;
as, the road .turns off to the left
