turn off

1. 1.

   cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

   “Turn off the stereo, please”

   “cut the engine”

   “turn out the lights”

   Synonymsswitch offcutturn out

   Broaderthrow

   Narrowerkill
2. 2.

   make a turn

   “turn off at the parking area”

   Broaderturn
3. 3.

   cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

   Synonymsput off

   Broaderrepel

Questions about turn off

What does turn off mean?

turn off means "cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for turn off?

Close synonyms include switch off, cut, turn out, put 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 turn off a common word?

turn 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.