[turn off] vt (1564) 1 a: dismiss, discharge b: to dispose of: sell
2: deflect, evade
3: produce, accomplish
4: to stop the flow of or shut off by or as if by turning a control "turn the water off"
5: hang 1b
6. a: to remove (material) by the process of turning b: to shape or produce by turning 7: to cause to lose interest: bore "economics turns me off"; also: to evoke a negative feeling in ~ vi 1: to deviate from a straight course or from a main road "turn off into a side road"
2. a Brit: to turn bad: spoil b: to change to a specified state: become
3: to lose interest: withdraw