"close off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: closes off [present, singular, third-person], closing off [participle, present], closed off [participle, past], closed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} close off (third-person singular simple present closes off, present participle closing off, simple past and past participle closed off)
  1. To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
    Sense id: en-close_off-en-verb-uI0UowK4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for close off meaning in English (1.1kB)

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