Put in motion or move to act.
Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.
Другие значения термина "set off" 1 Its release last week set off several days of largely peaceful protests.
2 State media say gunmen stormed the building and set off explosive devices.
3 If so, an American sneak attack might set off a nuclear war.
4 A military source said the explosive was set off by remote control.
5 Elizabeth accepted their company, and the three young ladies set off together.
6 Heavy rains set off landslides and forced thousands to flee their homes.
7 His injunction last year set off another Argentina default on July 31.
8 What time are they going to set off tomorrow - at nine?'
9 He set off again, and soon that great dreaming land swallowed him.
10 Large blasts sometimes set off reprisal attacks against the minority Sunni community.
11 He said a suspected suicide bomber had set off the second blast.
12 I got up that morning and set off for work as usual.
13 The ships set off from the Middle East in March and April.
14 The pony set off jauntily and we soon left the settlement behind.
15 Do something for the innocent, the children set off from Parnell Square.
16 The impact would almost certainly set off a chain of devastating earthquakes.
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