Main entry: explode, blow up, detonate, set off
Definition: cause to burst with a violent release of energy
Usage: We exploded the nuclear bomb
Main entry: set off
Definition: set in motion or cause to begin
Usage: The guide set the tour off to a good start
Main entry: set off, bring out
Definition: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
Usage: This dress accentuates your nice figure!; I set off these words by brackets
Main entry: set off, incite, instigate, stir up
Definition: provoke or stir up
Usage: incite a riot; set off great unrest among the people
Main entry: set off, spark, spark off, activate, actuate, trigger, trigger off, trip, touch off
Definition: put in motion or move to act
Usage: trigger a reaction; actuate the circuits
Main entry: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
Definition: leave
Usage: The family took off for Florida
Main entry: offset, set off, cancel
Definition: make up for
Usage: His skills offset his opponent's superior strength