Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb close_off

3 senses of close off

Sense 1
shut off, close off -- (stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation")
       => discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")

Sense 2
shut off, close off -- (isolate or separate; "She was shut off from the friends")
       => separate, divide -- (make a division or separation)

Sense 3
shut off, block off, close off -- (block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve")
       => barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar -- (render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road")