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set off
Overview of noun set-off
The noun setoff has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. set-back, setoff, offset -- (structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)
Overview of verb set-off
The verb set off has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (4) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off -- (put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits")
2. (3) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida")
3. (2) bring out, set off -- (direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets")
4. (2) explode, detonate, blow up, set off -- (cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb")
5. (1) cancel, offset, set off -- (make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength")
6. (1) set off -- (set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start")
7. incite, instigate, set off, stir up -- (provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun set-off
1 sense of setoff
Sense 1
set-back, setoff, offset
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun set-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun set-off
1 sense of setoff
Sense 1
set-back, setoff, offset
=> structure, construction
Antonyms of noun set-off
Member Holonyms of noun set-off
Substance Holonyms of noun set-off
Part Holonyms of noun set-off
Member Meronyms of noun set-off
Substance Meronyms of noun set-off
Part Meronyms of noun set-off
Meronyms of noun set-off
Holonyms of noun set-off
Attributes of noun set-off
Derived Forms of noun set-off
Domain of noun set-off
Domain Terms of noun set-off
Familiarity of noun set-off
setoff used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun set-off
1 sense of setoff
Sense 1
set-back, setoff, offset
> structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Meronyms of noun set-off
1 sense of setoff
Sense 1
set-back, setoff, offset
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun set-off
Antonyms of verb set-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb set-off
7 senses of set off
Sense 1
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
=> initiate, pioneer
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Sense 2
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> leave, go forth, go away
Sense 3
bring out, set off
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
explode, detonate, blow up, set off
=> change integrity
=> change
Sense 5
cancel, offset, set off
=> balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
=> match, fit
=> adjust, set, correct
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 6
set off
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 7
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> provoke, stimulate
=> challenge
=> invite, bid
=> request
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb set-off
5 of 7 senses of set off
Sense 2
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> take off, lift off
=> roar off
=> blaze, blaze out
=> sally forth, sally out
Sense 3
bring out, set off
=> pick up
=> foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
=> raise
Sense 4
explode, detonate, blow up, set off
=> fulminate
=> dynamite
Sense 5
cancel, offset, set off
=> counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
Sense 7
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> raise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb set-off
7 senses of set off
Sense 1
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
=> initiate, pioneer
Sense 2
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> leave, go forth, go away
Sense 3
bring out, set off
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Sense 4
explode, detonate, blow up, set off
=> change integrity
Sense 5
cancel, offset, set off
=> balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
Sense 6
set off
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 7
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> provoke, stimulate
'Cause To' of verb set-off
3 of 7 senses of set off
Sense 1
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
=> happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
Sense 4
explode, detonate, blow up, set off
=> detonate, explode, blow up
Sense 7
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> act, move
Derived Forms of verb set-off
Domain of verb set-off
Domain Terms of verb set-off
Familiarity of verb set-off
set off used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb set-off
7 senses of set off
Sense 1
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
EX: The children set off to the playground
Sense 3
bring out, set off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
explode, detonate, blow up, set off
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
cancel, offset, set off
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
set off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb set-off
7 senses of set off
Sense 1
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
> initiate, pioneer
=> strike up
=> introduce, innovate
=> trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
=> establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
=> stage, arrange
=> mount
=> undertake, set about, attempt
=> organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
Sense 2
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
> leave, go forth, go away
=> go out
=> depart, take leave, quit
=> pop off
=> walk off, walk away
=> hightail
=> walk out
=> come away
=> decamp, skip, vamoose
=> scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off
=> run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off
=> ride off, ride away
=> go out
=> tarry, linger
=> depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> pull out, get out
=> rush off, rush away
=> scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> slip away, steal away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out
=> vacate, empty, abandon
Sense 3
bring out, set off
> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> background, play down, downplay
=> bring out, set off
=> re-emphasise, re-emphasize
=> bear down
=> topicalize
=> point up
=> drive home, ram home, press home
=> underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Sense 4
explode, detonate, blow up, set off
> change integrity
=> reform
=> polymerize, polymerise
=> polymerize, polymerise
=> explode, burst
=> explode, detonate, blow up, set off
=> cook
=> break up, disperse, scatter
=> break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
=> pasteurize, pasteurise
=> condense
=> evaporate, vaporize, vaporise
=> burn, incinerate
=> blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
=> disintegrate
=> disintegrate, decay, decompose
=> thicken, inspissate
=> gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify
=> liquefy, flux, liquify
=> solidify
=> solidify
=> crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise
=> dissolve, resolve, break up
=> demulsify
=> jellify, jelly
=> jellify
=> separate
=> crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse
=> divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
Sense 5
cancel, offset, set off
> balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
=> complement
=> compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up
=> cancel, offset, set off
=> offset, countervail
=> trim
Sense 6
set off
> begin, lead off, start, commence
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> recommence
=> inaugurate, usher in, introduce
=> set off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
Sense 7
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
> provoke, stimulate
=> entice, lure, tempt
=> rejuvenate
=> jog
=> incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> agitate, foment, stir up
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb set-off
Sense 1
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
=> initiate, pioneer
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Sense 2
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> leave, go forth, go away
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Sense 3
bring out, set off
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
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Sense 4
explode, detonate, blow up, set off
=> change integrity
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Sense 5
cancel, offset, set off
=> balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
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Sense 6
set off
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
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Sense 7
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> provoke, stimulate
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