set off

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Synonyms: get off, let off, set-off, see off, jet off, setoff, sets off, sent off, net off

Antonyms: get off, let off, set-off, see off, jet off, setoff, sets off, sent off, net off

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|idiomatic|intransitive}} To [[leave]]; to [[set out]]; to begin a [[journey]] or [[trip]].
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic|transitive}} To [[begin]]; to [[cause]]; to [[initiate]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to begin.
4. {{lb|en|idiomatic|transitive}} To cause to [[explode]], [[let off]].
5. {{lb|en|idiomatic|transitive}} To put into an [[angry]] mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.
6. {{lb|en|idiomatic|transitive}} To [[enhance]] by [[emphasize|emphasizing]] [[difference]]s.
7. {{lb|en|idiomatic|transitive}} To [[offset]], to [[compensate]] for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.
8. {{lb|en|printing|historical}} 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.

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