switch off
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To lose interest, and start thinking about something else.
Example Sentences
- "To switch off the instrument when the clockwork is not wound up, and to remind the subscriber of doing so, there is provided an indicator, x, which is worked in the following manner."
- "We have found that a patrolman in the central section of the city can switch on, and later switch off, 100 signs with ease."
- "He began shutting down the flight controls, switching off all the things he'd switched on before, switching on all the things he'd switched off."
- "Fulham switched off as Giggs took a quick corner to Valencia. He played it back to Giggs, whose cross was headed in by Nani with the lurking Rooney unable to add a touch."
- "While you are pregnant with the desire for the car, the house or anything, try to switch off your mind to avoid brainstorming any solutions."
- "In short, the Bible is used by many, believers and atheists alike, as a book best handled only after switching off your brain."