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Standard actions which change the state of things
Locking it with , Unlocking it with , Switching on , Switching off , Opening , Closing , Wearing , Taking off
Switching off something (past tense switched off)
The switching off and switching
on actions are for the simplest kind of machinery operation: they are for
objects representing machines (or more likely parts of machines), which are
considered to be either off or on at any given time.
The actions are intended to be used where the noun is a device, but in fact
they could work just as well with any kind which can be 'switched on' or
'switched off'.
Typed commands leading to this action
"close off [something]"
"turn [something] off"
"turn off [something]"
"switch [something] off"
"switch off [something]"
Rules controlling this action
check an actor switching off can't switch off unless switchable rule name unlist
check an actor switching off can't switch off what's already off rule name unlist
carry out an actor switching off standard switching off rule name unlist
report an actor switching off standard report switching off rule name unlist