Close off
Close off verb - Stem the flow of.
Stop
Stop verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Usage example: I stopped the mouse hole with plaster
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Finally, the STREAK is a murder machine that will close off hallways and stop enemy charges dead cold (well, not very cold, rather).
Source: Video Game / Ballistic Weapons -
He agrees to stop only if the brothers abandon their quest to close off Hell forever.
Source: Not Quite Saved Enough -
The ultimate goal of the Necrons in Warhammer 40,000: by exterminating all life (including bacteria), they close off the Warp (an alternate dimension essentially made of emotion), the only power that can stop them.
Source: Gotta Kill Them All
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