Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Set off.
8 letter answer(s) to set off
ACTUATED
give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
moved to action; "a man actuated by unworthy desired"
put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
DETONATE
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Explode
INITIATE
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
bring up a topic for discussion
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity;
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
someone new to a field or activity
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
5 letter answer(s) to set off
APART
away from another or others; "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"
having characteristics not shared by others; "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush
into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"
not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
one from the other; "people can't tell the twins apart"
placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"
remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
separated or at a dista
ATRAP
9 letter answer(s) to set off
DETONATED
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Explode
TRIGGERED
put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
6 letter answer(s) to set off
IGNITE
arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
3 letter answer(s) to set off
IRK
annoy
irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
7 letter answer(s) to set off
TRIGGER
a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
an act that sets in motion some course of events
lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
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