Definition of Setoff
Noun: setoff
- Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
- set-back, offset
- Put in motion or move to act
"set off the circuits";
- trip, actuate, trigger, activate, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
- Head for somewhere else
"The family set off for Florida";
- depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set out, take off
- Direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
"I set off these words by brackets";
- bring out
- Cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We set off the nuclear bomb";
- explode, detonate, blow up
- Make up for
"His skills set off his opponent's superior strength";
- cancel, offset
- Set in motion or cause to begin
- Provoke or stir up
"set off great unrest among the people";
- incite, instigate, stir up
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