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The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or even touch off a war between two other powers for purposes of their own.
Herman Kahn

Meaning of "touch off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUCH OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUCH OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Touch off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES TOUCH OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of touch off in the English dictionary

The definition of touch off in the dictionary is to cause to explode, as by touching with a match. Other definition of touch off is to cause to begin.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUCH OFF

touch
touch a nerve
touch and go
touch base
touch bottom
touch football
touch ground
touch judge
touch of the sun
touch paper
touch rugby
touch screen
touch system
touch up
touch-and-go
touch-in-goal
touch-me-not
touch-ready
touch-sensitive
touch-tone

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUCH OFF

better off
brush off
cut off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
laugh off
mouth off
on and off
pay off
polish off
push off
shoot one´s mouth off
show off
slough off
switch off
take off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of touch off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «touch off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUCH OFF

Find out the translation of touch off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of touch off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «touch off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

触发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desencadenar
570 millions of speakers

English

touch off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद स्पर्श
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلمس قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выпалить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tocar fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ স্পর্শ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peloter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyentuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

touch aus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

触発する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 터치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tutul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạm tắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dokunmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toccare off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dotykać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випалити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atinge off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγγίξει off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raak af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rör ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of touch off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCH OFF»

The term «touch off» is regularly used and occupies the 91.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about touch off

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QUOTES WITH «TOUCH OFF»

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Herman Kahn
The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or even touch off a war between two other powers for purposes of their own.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCH OFF»

Discover the use of touch off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to touch off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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CNC Control Setup for Milling and Turning: Mastering CNC ...
Touch-Off Method While the touch-off method of finding a tool length offset is quite simple to perform at the CNC machine, the procedure itself increases the non-productive time between job setups, sometimes quite significantly. In spite of this ...
Peter Smid, 2010
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
PHRASAt VERBS with touch • touch down to land at an airport o The flight touched down on time, o Related noun: TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT • touch off something [M] to start a fight or violent activity, or to cause a fire or explosion o Plans for a ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
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Popular Science
The latching relay mechanically creates the touch-on/touch-off effect. If, instead, you want the module to close the circuit when touched and allow it to open as soon as you remove your hand, then substitute a standard relay for the latching one.
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My iPod touch (covers iPod touch 4th and 5th generation ...
(You seldom need to turn an iPod touch off.)Even when theiPod touch is asleep, you can receive notifications, such as when you receive emailsor text messages. To putyour iPod touch tosleep and lockit,press the Wake/Sleep button. Changing  ...
Brad Miser, 2012
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Cnc Programming Made Easy
When setting up tools using the touch-off method, the operator should set the zero reading at the home position. Until the zero reading is changed, any number of tools may be set by repeating the procedure a number of times. On the lathe, the ...
B K Jha, 2003
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
... in place of tackling. touch-me-not any of var- ious plants with ripe seed capsules bursting open when touched. touch off 1 explode by touching with a match, etc. 2 initiate (a process) suddenly. touch on (or upon) 1 refer to or mention casually.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2002
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
... in place of tackling, touch-me-not any of various plants with ripe seed capsules bursting open when touched, touch off 1 explode by touching with a match, etc. 2 initiate (a process) suddenly, touch on (or upon) 1 refer to or mention casually.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2006
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Lean Manufacturing that Works: Powerful Tools for ...
H i J K L | M Single Block/Touch Off Change Jaws Rework/Error single black/ touch off drill 154 unbolt jaws 52 arrange tools bench 12 single black 32 remove t.s 15 error? retouch? help Linda 217 single black 67 t.s on 94 program correction ...
Bill Carreira, 2005
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf.:touch off (someone) for. A var., mostly Colonial, of touch, v., 3: late C.19—20. A. Cecil Alport, The Lighter Side of the War, 1934, 'I touched him off for a fiver.' touch out, vi 'To evade a duty by trickery' (F. & G): army: 1915+. Cf. touch, v., 5.—2 .
Eric Partridge, 2006
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iPod: The Missing Manual
If you want to turn your Touch off completely, the Sleep/Wake button acts as an On/Off button, too—just press and hold it down for a few seconds. The screen fades to black, and the no-nonsense “slide to power off” red arrow appears. Drag the ...
J.D. Biersdorfer, David Pogue, 2012

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCH OFF»

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Tabletops could touch off new trend in sports betting
Wander around the Mirage race and sports book, and you'll find what look like five table-sized smartphones tucked inconspicuously into the seating area. «Las Vegas Sun, Oct 14»
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Travellers' new trick in touch-off ticket troubles
Myki-card-holder Richard Lee is forced to touch off through a fence at ... were a little ticked off that they couldn't "touch off" after their train trip to ensure they paid ... «The Age, Apr 12»

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