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- Dictionaryturn-off/ˈtəːnɒf/
noun
- 1. a junction at which a road branches off from a main road: "Adam missed the turn-off to the village"
- 2. a person or thing that causes someone to feel bored, disgusted, or sexually repelled: informal "he smelled of carbolic soap, a dreadful turn-off"
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TURN OFF (SOMETHING) definition: 1. to leave the road you are travelling on and travel along another one: 2. to stop someone…. Learn more.
a place where one turns off; especially : exit; one that causes loss of interest or enthusiasm; a turning off… See the full definition
1. to leave (a road, pathway, etc) 2. (of a road, pathway, etc) to deviate from (another road, etc) 3. (tr, adverb) to cause (something) to cease operating by turning a knob, pushing a button, etc. to turn off the radio. 4. (transitive) informal. to cause (a person, etc) to feel dislike or distaste for (something)
To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening: turn the key; turn a screw. 2. To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement: turned the iron to a hotter setting. 3.
(informal) to stop listening to or thinking about somebody/something. I couldn't understand the lecture so I just turned off. turn somebody off. to make somebody feel bored or not interested. People had been turned off by both candidates in the election.
Definitions of turn off. verb. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch. “ Turn off the stereo, please”. synonyms: cut, switch off, turn out. see more. verb. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste. synonyms: put off.
TURNOFF definition: 1. a short road that leads from a large road onto a smaller one: 2. speech, behavior, or some…. Learn more.
• There is no doubt that the ventilator may be turned off when in fact, the patient is already dead. turn off (something) • Pulling up to a stop sign, she touches the clutch and the engine turns off.
noun. a road or other way branching off from the main thoroughfare. informal. a person or thing that elicits dislike or distaste. Discover More. Example Sentences. He did turn, the next time a lightning flash showed him a turn-off beside a rural free delivery mailbox. From Project Gutenberg.
To power down; to stop a device by switching it off. Turn off the machine and unplug it when you leave. Wiktionary. To repulse, disgust, or discourage. Cigarette smoking really turns me off. Wiktionary. (intransitive) To leave a road; to exit. Turn off at the next exit so we can have lunch.
