switch off
Cut the current
To switch off is to turn something off, typically by flipping a switch: Switch off the lights when you leave.
Figuratively, to switch off is to stop paying attention or disengage mentally: After ten minutes of the lecture, I just switched off.
British speakers use this more than Americans, who tend toward "turn off."
Deactivate a device
- shutdownCessation of operations
- disableRemove functional capacity
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unplugSever from power source
cut · halt · stop · kill · suspend · interrupt · cease · deenergize
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- unplugSever from power source
- separateTo set apart
uncouple · unhook · unlatch · tune out · zone out · check out · step away · break away
Deliberately stop attending
- block outConceal by covering
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- dismissSend away or reject
zone out · shut out · filter out · screen out · blank · turn a deaf ear · drown out
power down
Deactivate a device
- shutdownCessation of operations
- disableRemove functional capacity
- disconnectTo break a connection
unplug · cut · halt · stop · kill · suspend · interrupt · cease · deenergize · inactivate
detach
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- unplugSever from power source
separate · uncouple · unhook · unlatch · tune out · zone out · check out · step away · break away · pull back
tune out
Deliberately stop attending
dismiss · zone out · shut out · filter out · screen out · blank · turn a deaf ear · drown out
unwind
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- de-stressReduce mental tension
wind down · rest · recharge · downtime · respite · leisure · calm down · let go · ease up · mellow out
- energy metaphorsamped, charged, electric, electrified, jolt
- shutdownshut down, power down, deactivate, disable, shutdown
- electrical termsshock, charge, discharge, spark, zap
- power offshut down, power down, unplug, power cut, main shutoff
- tuning outignore, zone out, space out, block out, filter out
- light verbsdo, give, have, make, take