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close off

close off verb: to seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.

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

Forms of close off

third-person singular presentcloses off
present participleclosing off
past participleclosed off
pastclosed off

Questions about close off

What does close off mean?
Close off means to seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
What part of speech is close off?
Close off is a verb.
What is the past tense of close off?
The past tense of close off is closed off.

Words near close off in the dictionary

  1. close in
  2. close in on
  3. close in upon
  4. close of business
  5. close of play
  6. close off
  7. close on the heels of
  8. close one
  9. close one eye
  10. close one's doors
  11. close one's ears

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