close off

Questions about close off

What does close off mean?

close off means "stem the flow of". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for close off?

Close synonyms include shut off, shut off, shut off, block off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is close off a common word?

close off is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.