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Set off
verb
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Verb
- 1 To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip. idiomatic, intransitive
"He set off in search of better opportunities."
- 2 cause to burst with a violent release of energy wordnet
- 3 To begin; to cause; to initiate. idiomatic, transitive
"I had no idea that one simple comment would set off such a huge argument."
- 4 set in motion or cause to begin wordnet
- 5 To cause to explode, let off. idiomatic, transitive
"What a tragedy, that someone would set off a bomb in a crowded place."
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- 6 direct attention to, as if by means of contrast wordnet
- 7 To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc. idiomatic, transitive
"Don't set him off or he won't shut up all day."
- 8 provoke or stir up wordnet
- 9 To enhance by emphasizing differences. idiomatic, transitive
"Her plain white dress was set off by a bright red stole."
- 10 put in motion or move to act wordnet
- 11 To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect. idiomatic, transitive
"My taxes did not increase because the amount of my raise was set off by my losses in the stock market."
- 12 depart for someplace wordnet
- 13 To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry. historical
- 14 make up for wordnet
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