set off

verb
High School
1

To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.

2

To begin; to cause; to initiate.

3

To cause to explode, let off.

4

To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.

5

To enhance by emphasizing differences.

6

To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.

7

To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry.