Set (Verb)
Meaning 1
Urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 2
Fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 5
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Socialise
- Winterize
- Crop
- Prime
- Cram
- Poise
- Brace
- Summerise
- Provide
- Work
- Mount
- Set Up
- Cultivate
- Fix
- Precondition
- Set
- Summerize
- Socialize
- Lay Out
- Winterise
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Meaning 6
Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 9
Put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- Misplace
- Middle
- Ladle
- Throw
- Insert
- Ensconce
- Sit Down
- Place Upright
- Siphon
- Inclose
- Intersperse
- Dispose
- Postpose
- Docket
- Ground
- Upend
- Posit
- Recess
- Rack Up
- Marshal
- Stick In
- Poise
- Settle
- Plant
- Nestle
- Superpose
- Perch
- Place Down
- Barrel
- Coffin
- Superimpose
- Arrange
- Pigeonhole
- Position
- Parallelize
- Bottle
- Pillow
- Set Up
- Reposition
- Put In
- Clap
- Introduce
- Lay Over
- Set
- Underlay
- Sow
- Imbricate
- Jar
- Repose
- Prepose
- Pile
- Recline
- Glycerolize
- Install
- Lean
- Rest
- Load
- Bed
- Seat
- Cram
- Lay
- Deposit
- Tee
- Butt
- Stand
- Space
- Replace
- Situate
- Park
- Step
- Ship
- Appose
- Set Down
- Sign
- Cock
- Shelve
- Emplace
- Juxtapose
- Stratify
- Trench
- Bucket
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Meaning 10
Bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 11
Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 12
Put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 13
Get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 14
Become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 15
Equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 16
Establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 17
Locate; "The film is set in Africa".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 18
Adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 19
Apply or start; "set fire to a building".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 20
Set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 21
Fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 22
Arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 23
Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 24
Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink).
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.