Definisi : b. (colloq) trigger off st violent, mencetuskan sst: the incident ~ed off a riot that put many people into the hospital, kejadian itu mencetuskan rusuhan yg mengakibatkan ramai orang dimasukkan ke hospital. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ off st, a. cause st to burst into flame, menyebabkan sst terbakar: a burning cigarette butt carelessly dropped near a pile of dry wood ~ed off the fire, puntung rokok yg dibuang dekat dgn timbunan kayu kering menyebabkan timbunan itu terbakar; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt (US) encourage an activity, mencetuskan, mendorong, merangsangkan: the event ~ed her interest in social work, peristiwa itu mencetuskan minatnya dlm kerja-kerja sosial; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. (electr) produce sparks, mengeluarkan /bunga, percikan/ api: the ignition ~ed immediately, penyalaan itu mengeluarkan bunga api dgn serta-merta; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. give out sparks, berpercikan: fireworks cracked and ~ed in the night sky, bunga api meletup dan berpercikan di langit malam; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 5. initial sign of st that may develop, bibit: I’ve got the first ~ of an idea for solving the problem, saya sudah mendapat bibit gagasan utk menyelesaikan masalah itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~s fly, bertikam lidah, bertekak, berbantahan: whenever they meet, the ~s fly, bila-bila saja mereka bertemu, mereka akan bertikam lidah; strike ~s off each other, bersefahaman: those two seemed to strike ~s off each other and came up with some brilliant ideas, mereka berdua itu nampaknya bersefahaman betul dan dapat mengemukakan beberapa idea yg cemerlang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 4. st that instigates, pencetus; (event, action, etc) pendorong, perangsang: the policeman’s action was the ~ that set off the riot, tindakan polis itulah yg menjadi pencetus rusuhan;the captain provided the ~ that made them into a first class team, kapten itu memberi mereka satu pendorong yg menjadikan mereka pasukan yg cemerlang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : there was not a ~ of life left in him, dia sudah tdk bernyawa lagi; while there is a ~ of life there is hope, selagi kita masih bernyawa selagi itulah masih ada harapan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. trace, sekelumit, sedikit; (of life) bernyawa: there is not even a ~ of generosity in his nature, tdk ada sedikit pun perasaan murah hati pd dirinya; if he had had a ~ of consideration for you he wouldn’t have left you in the lurch, jika dia ada pertimbangan sedikit tentulah dia tdk membiarkan kamu saja; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. flash of light, a. (caused by electrical discharge) percikan api; b. (reflected) sinaran, kilauan: a little ~ of excitement danced in her eyes, sedikit sinaran keghairahan terpancar di matanya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : : a ~ from the fire had burnt a hole in the carpet, percikan api itu telah membakar permaidani hingga berlubang; ~s are produced when two stones are struck together, bunga api dihasilkan apabila dua ketul batu saling digeselkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. tiny glowing piece of matter thrown off by burning material or produced by friction between two hard objects, /bunga, percikan/ (api) (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)