(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
To ~ a piece of equipment means to separate it from its source of power or to break a connection that it needs in order to work.
The device automatically ~s the ignition when the engine is switched off...
She ran back to the phone. The line was ~ed.
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VERB: V n, be V-ed
2.
If you are ~ed by a gas, electricity, water, or telephone company, they turn off the connection to your house, usually because you have not paid the bill.
You will be given three months to pay before you are ~ed.
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VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
3.
If you ~ something from something else, you separate the two things.
He ~ed the IV bottle from the overhead hook.
? connect
VERB: V n from n