close off
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To make it impossible to enter a place or to use a particular option.
"The authorities closed off several streets in the city centre for the parade."
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James Montemagno · 34:34
Close off.

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Lisa Bilyeu · 26:02
You would close off.

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Veritasium · 3:12
They wanted to close off software development.

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Scott Manley · 8:21
close off the affected module if necessary.

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Code With Dary · 373:17
let's close off the model http controllers