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  • set off — verb 1. put in motion or move to act (Freq. 4) trigger a reaction actuate the circuits • Syn: ↑trip, ↑actuate, ↑trigger, ↑activate, ↑spark off, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • set off (something) — 1. to cause an explosion. The investigation determined that he probably did not set off the blast deliberately. Apparently the bomb was placed in a locker and someone set it off with a cell phone. 2. to cause something to be noticed or make it… …   New idioms dictionary

  • set off — {v.} 1. To decorate through contrast; balance by difference. * /The bright colors of the birds were set off by the white snow./ * /A small gold pin set off her plain dark dress./ 2. To balance; make somewhat equal. * /Her great wealth, as he… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set off — {v.} 1. To decorate through contrast; balance by difference. * /The bright colors of the birds were set off by the white snow./ * /A small gold pin set off her plain dark dress./ 2. To balance; make somewhat equal. * /Her great wealth, as he… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set\ off — v 1. To decorate through contrast; balance by difference. The bright colors of the birds were set off by the white snow. A small gold pin set off her plain dark dress. 2. To balance; make somewhat equal. Her great wealth, as he thought, set off… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set off — phr verb Set off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑expedition, ↑procession Set off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alarm, ↑bomb, ↑explosion, ↑explosive, ↑fire alarm, ↑firework, ↑mine, ↑reaction …   Collocations dictionary

  • set off — 1) decorate through contrast, balance by difference He painted the trim of his house red in order to set off the light colors. 2) to cause to explode The fire set off a large explosion on the ship …   Idioms and examples

  • explosion — n. 1) to set off, touch off an explosion 2) a deafening, loud explosion 3) a population explosion * * * [ɪk spləʊʒ(ə)n] loud explosion touch off an explosion a deafening a population explosion to set off …   Combinatory dictionary

  • set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • explosion — noun 1 sudden loud bursting/exploding ADJECTIVE ▪ almighty (esp. BrE), big, deafening, enormous, great, huge, large, loud, major, massive …   Collocations dictionary

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