touch off
verb- To start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
- To cause a fire to start. · A spark touched off the conflagration.
- To establish a reference coordinate or datum, by moving the tool head to just touch the workpiece or machine bed. · A traditional method of touching off uses a piece of thin paper placed between the tool and workpiece.
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