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shut off

• stop flowing or operating.
• "when the flame goes out, the gas shuts off automatically"
• separate someone or something from something else.
• "the family was shut off from the outside world"
• isolate oneself from other people.
• "I couldn't shut myself off forever"

shut-off noun

• a device used for stopping a supply or operation.
• "a shut-off valve"


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