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curtain off vs shut off

shut off vs curtain off

curtain off and shut off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
curtain off No No Yes No
shut off No No Yes No
As verbs, shut off is a hypernym of curtain off; that is, shut off is a word with a broader meaning than curtain off:
  • curtain off: separate by means of a curtain
  • shut off: isolate or separate
Other hypernyms of curtain off include close off.
curtain off (verb) shut off (verb)
separate by means of a curtain block off the passage through
isolate or separate
stem the flow of
Difference between curtain off and shut off

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