close off

verb

To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.

“The police closed off the street while they investigated the murder scene.”

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Meanings

verbclose off (third-person singular simple present closes off, present participle closing off, simple past and past participle closed off)

present singular third person closes off · participle present closing off · participle past closed off · past closed off

  1. To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.

    The police closed off the street while they investigated the murder scene.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbstem the flow of

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shut off
Broader
discontinuestopcease

verbisolate or separate

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shut off
Broader
separatedivide

verbblock off the passage through

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shut offblock off
Broader
barricadeblockblockade
Also see
block offbuild upcloseforworkfoulobstructsealshut offshut up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish oddzielać, oddzielić
  • oddzielaćTranslations
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  • zamykaćTranslations
  • zamknąćTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

close off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20off

MLA

“close off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20off.

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