touch off
put in motion or move to act (Freq. 3) - trigger a reaction - actuate the circuits • Syn: trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off • Derivationally related forms: spark (for: spark), activation (for: activate), trigger (for: trigger), actuator (for: actuate), act (for: actuate), actuation (for: actuate), trip (for: trip), tripper (for: trip) • Hypernyms: initiate, pioneer • Cause: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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