Cut and Touch off

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Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).

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Touch off is an antonym for cut.

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Touch off verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts

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Cut is an antonym for touch off.

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Touch off and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/touch_off

Cut & Touch off. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/touch_off>.

Touch off or Cut. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/touch_off.

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