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touch off

transitive verb

Definition of TOUCH OFF

1
:  to describe or characterize with precision
2
a :  to cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire
b :  to provoke or initiate with sudden intensity <the verdict touched off local riots>
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First Known Use of TOUCH OFF

circa 1765

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