| English Dictionary |
CORDON OFF
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does cordon off mean?
• CORDON OFF (verb)
The verb CORDON OFF has 1 sense:
1. divide by means of a rope
Familiarity information: CORDON OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Divide by means of a rope
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
The police roped off the area where the crime occurred
Hypernyms (to "cordon off" is one way to...):
close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"If words could only speak, they'd mean even less." (English proverb)
"Tongue may muddle up and say the truth." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter." (Chinese proverb)
"Still waters wash out banks." (Czech proverb)
"Tongue may muddle up and say the truth." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter." (Chinese proverb)
"Still waters wash out banks." (Czech proverb)