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close off meaning

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Definition of close off in English Dictionary

Verb
1. To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
  1. The police closed off the street while they investigated the murder scene.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Phrases
  - Phrasal verbs
    - Phrasal verbs with particle (off)
2. Verbs
  - Phrasal verbs
    - Phrasal verbs with particle (off)

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en close out

Source: Wiktionary

Meaning of close off for the defined word.

Grammatically, this idiom "close off" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb.

Definiteness: Level 1

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