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  • 21turn\ off — v 1. To stop by turning a knob or handle or by working a switch; to cause to be off. He turned the water off. He turned off the light. 2. To leave by turning right or left onto another way. Turn off the highway at exit 5. The car turned off on… …

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  • 22turn-off — noun 1 (C) a smaller road that leads off a main road 2 (singular) informal something that makes you lose interest in something, especially sex: The music was a real turn off so we left. see also: turn off turn 1 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23turn-off — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms turn off : singular turn off plural turn offs 1) a road that leads off a main road or motorway 2) informal something that stops you feeling sexually attracted or excited …

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  • 24turn off — 1) shut off, stop Please turn off the lights before you go out. 2) leave by turning right or left onto another road or path When we arrived at the small store we decided to turn off on the small road. 3) (smb) disgust, irritate, repel someone Her …

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  • 25turn-off — n a depressing, deflating, disappointing or unexciting experience. The phrase was coined by analogy with its opposite, turn on. ► It s really nice that you want to be well groomed, but you get hair in the food. Hair in the food is a turn off,… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 26turn-off — noun Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually. I like the people, but the 60 hour weeks are a big turn off. See Also: turn off …

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  • 27turn-off — n. something that repels someone. □ The movie was a turn off. I couldn’t stand it. □ What a turn off! …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 28turn·off — /ˈtɚnˌɑːf/ noun, pl offs [count] 1 : a road that allows vehicles to leave a highway 2 informal : something that you dislike or that causes you to stop being interested in or attracted to someone or something His strong cologne was a real turnoff …

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  • 29turn off — phr verb Turn off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alarm, ↑appliance, ↑cellphone, ↑engine, ↑faucet, ↑fire, ↑heat, ↑heater, ↑heating, ↑ignition, ↑lamp, ↑l …

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  • 30ˌturn ˈoff — phrasal verb to leave the road that you are travelling along in order to go along another one If you re coming on the M4, turn off at junction 26.[/ex] …

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