| VERB | contact | turn off, switch off, cut, turn out | cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | turn off | make a turn | |
| emotion | turn off, put off | cause to feel intense dislike or distaste |
| Meaning | Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Turn off the stereo, please" | |
| Synonyms | switch off, cut, turn out | |
| Narrower | kill | Cause to cease operating |
| Broader | throw, flip, switch | Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation |
| See also | turn | change to the contrary |
| Opposite | switch on, turn on | Cause to operate by flipping a switch |
| Spanish | apagar, desconectar | |
| Meaning | make a turn. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "turn off at the parking area" | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Nouns | turnoff | a side road where you can turn off |
| Meaning | Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to turn off Sue | |
| Synonym | put off | |
| Broader | repel, repulse | Be repellent to |
| See also | turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Spanish | irritar, sacar de quicio | |
| Nouns | turnoff | something causing antagonism or loss of interest |
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