Definitions from Wiktionary (touch off)
▸ verb: (transitive, idiomatic) To start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
▸ verb: (transitive, idiomatic) To cause a fire to start.
▸ verb: (machining) To establish a reference coordinate or datum, by moving the tool head to just touch the workpiece or machine bed.
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▸ verb: (transitive, idiomatic) To start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
▸ verb: (transitive, idiomatic) To cause a fire to start.
▸ verb: (machining) To establish a reference coordinate or datum, by moving the tool head to just touch the workpiece or machine bed.
Similar:
set off,
spark off,
trip,
activate,
actuate,
trigger,
spark,
trigger off,
light the touch-paper,
start,
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