Set off Very Common

Set off has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

put in motion or move to act

"trigger a reaction"

"actuate the circuits"

trip actuate trigger activate set off spark off spark trigger off touch off

leave

"The family took off for Florida"

depart part start start out set forth set off set out take off

direct attention to, as if by means of contrast

"This dress accentuates your nice figure!"

"I set off these words by brackets"

bring out set off

cause to burst with a violent release of energy

"We exploded the nuclear bomb"

explode detonate blow up set off

make up for

"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

cancel offset set off

set in motion or cause to begin

"The guide set the tour off to a good start"

set off

provoke or stir up

"incite a riot"

"set off great unrest among the people"

incite instigate set off stir up

To leave; to begin a journey or trip.

Example Sentences

"trigger a reaction" verb

"actuate the circuits" verb

"The family took off for Florida" verb

"This dress accentuates your nice figure!" verb

"I set off these words by brackets" verb

"We exploded the nuclear bomb" verb

"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" verb

"The guide set the tour off to a good start" verb

"incite a riot" verb

"set off great unrest among the people" verb