Set Explode Sth Meaning Make Blow Synonym Detonate

Meaning: to make something explode or blow up

• set off sth Suddenly there was a flash of light and a huge explosion. Someone had set off a bomb.
  
  
• set sth off The Chinese New Year celebrations were really noisy because thousands of people were setting fireworks off.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with set off (2): bomb, explosives, explosion, grenades, fireworks, fire crackers