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set off
Found in thesaurus: initiate, leave, accent, punctuate, emphasise, change integrity, balance, equilibrise, start, lead off, stimulate
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set off
go on one's way; start; operate
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Set-off
Set-off can refer to the following:
- Set-off (law), the reduction of a claim by deducting the amount of a valid countervailing claim
- Set-off (architecture), the horizontal line shown on a floorplan indicating a reduced wall thickness, and consequently the part of the thicker portion appears projecting before the thinner
- Set-off (printing), ink passing from one printed sheet to another because the ink has not had the chance to dry, which causes the sheets of paper to stick together
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set off
Verb
1. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
(synonym) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(cause) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
2. leave; "The family took off for Florida"
(synonym) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set out, take off
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
(hyponym) take off, lift off
3. direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
(synonym) bring out
(hypernym) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
(hyponym) pick up
4. cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
(synonym) explode, detonate, blow up
(hypernym) change integrity
(hyponym) fulminate
(cause) explode, burst
5. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
(synonym) cancel, offset
(hypernym) balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
(hyponym) counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
6. set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
(hypernym) begin, lead off, start, commence
7. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
(synonym) incite, instigate, stir up
(hypernym) provoke, stimulate
(hyponym) raise
(cause) act, move
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set off
vyrazit
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set off
wyruszać (w podróż)
set someone off
powodować (np. płacz)
set something off
detonować coś; włączać (alarm); wywoływać coś, powodować coś; podkreślać coś
