set off
set off - English Dictionary
[ verb ]
■ cause to burst with a violent release of energy
→
blow up
,
detonate
,
explode
[ verb ]
■ set in motion or cause to begin
[ verb ]
■ direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
e.g.)
・I set off these words by brackets
→
bring out
[ verb ]
■ provoke or stir up
e.g.)
・set off great unrest among the people
→
incite
,
instigate
,
stir up
[ verb ]
■ put in motion or move to act
→
activate
,
actuate
,
spark
,
spark off
,
touch off
,
trigger
,
trigger off
,
trip
[ verb ]
■ leave
→
depart
,
part
,
set forth
,
set out
,
start
,
start out
,
take off
[ verb ]
■ make up for
→
cancel
,
offset
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