Definition:
set
- setconstruction representing the setting of the action in a play
- setdance face to face with another in a square dance set to your partner and turn
- setput in motion
- setst station
- setbecome solid or thickened by chemical or physical alteration the cement sets rapidly
- setto begin to fight; contend
- setplace oneself in position in preparation for an action (as running)
- setto become firm
- setto record in writing or printing
- setto attack or cause to attack
- setcause (as fruit or seed) to develop
- setto instigate; incite
- setto lay out (a plan of a building or structural part) in actual size at the construction site
- setplace with care or deliberate purpose and with relative stability set a ladder against the wall set a stone on the grave
- setin readiness; prepared
- setto establish
- setput into type or its equivalent (as on film) set the first word in italic
- setto begin on; start
- setto put or place
- setplace in a specified literary or dramatic setting
- setput aside (as dough containing yeast) for fermenting
- setto cause to be noticed; distinguish
- setto undertake; attempt
- setfix or decide on as a time, limit, or regulation prescribe set a wedding day set the rules for the game
- setdirect to action
- setto turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show an earlier time
- setprearranged
- setarrange (hair) in a desired style by using implements (as curlers, rollers, or clips) and gels or lotions
- setdefeat (an opponent or a contract) in bridge
- setundergo development usually as a result of pollination
- setincite to attack or antagonism war sets brother against brother
- setto land an airplane
- setdirect with fixed attention set your mind to it
- setput and fix in a direction set our faces toward home once more
- setsink (the head of a nail) below the surface
- setbend slightly the tooth points of (a saw) alternately in opposite directions
- setto consider; estimate
- setply set a match to kindling
- setadjust (a device and especially a measuring device) to a desired position set the alarm for 700 set a thermostat at 68
- setfix in a desired position (as by heating or stretching)