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turn-off noun [ ˈtəːnɒf ]

• a junction at which a road branches off from a main road.
• "Adam missed the turn-off to the village"
• a person or thing that causes someone to feel bored, disgusted, or sexually repelled.
• "he smelled of carbolic soap, a dreadful turn-off"
• an instance of turning or switching something off.
• "electricity turn-offs"

turn off

• stop the operation or flow of something by means of a tap, switch, or button.
• "remember to turn off the gas"
Similar: switch off, turn out, put off, shut off, power down, flick off, extinguish, deactivate, trip, unplug, disconnect, kill, cut,
Opposite: turn on,
• leave one road in order to join another.
• "they turned off the main road"
Similar: leave, branch off, take a side road, take another road, make/take a left/right, hang a left/right,
Opposite: join,
• cause someone to feel bored, disgusted, or sexually repelled.
• "the idea just turns me off"
Similar: put off, leave someone cold, repel, disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, offend, disenchant, alienate, bore, gross out,
Opposite: attract, arouse,


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