water shut-off

См. также в других словарях:

• shut off something — shut off (something) to stop the operation of a machine or system. Did you shut off the light in the bedroom? To repair the leak they have to shut the water off in the entire building …   New idioms dictionary

• shut off — (something) to stop the operation of a machine or system. Did you shut off the light in the bedroom? To repair the leak they have to shut the water off in the entire building …   New idioms dictionary

• shut off — verb 1. stem the flow of (Freq. 1) shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation • Syn: ↑close off • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• shut off — phrasal verb Word forms shut off : present tense I/you/we/they shut off he/she/it shuts off present participle shutting off past tense shut off past participle shut off 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it… …   English dictionary

• shut off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you shut off something such as an engine or an electrical item, you turn it off to stop it working. [V P n (not pron)] They pulled over and shut off the engine... [V n P] Will somebody for God s sake shut that alarm off. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• shut off — {v.} 1. To make (something like water or electricity) stop coming. * /Please shut off the hose before the grass gets too wet./ Compare: TURN OFF. 2. To be apart; be separated from; also to separate from. * /Our camp is so far from the highway we… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• shut off — {v.} 1. To make (something like water or electricity) stop coming. * /Please shut off the hose before the grass gets too wet./ Compare: TURN OFF. 2. To be apart; be separated from; also to separate from. * /Our camp is so far from the highway we… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• shut\ off — v 1. To make (something like water or electricity) stop coming. Please shut off the hose before the grass gets too wet. Compare: turn off 2. To be apart; be separated from; also to separate from. Our camp is so far from the highway we feel shut… …   Словарь американских идиом

• shut off — 1) make something like water or electricity stop We always shut off the gas when we leave the house for more than a few minutes. 2) be apart, be separated from The small town is shut off from the other towns in the valley. 3) prevent the opposite …   Idioms and examples

• To shut off — Shut Shut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch[ u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shut-off seine — a seine used to enclose a bay or area of water …   Dictionary of ichthyology