set off
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～ cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
set
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～ fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
set about
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～ begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
set in motion
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～ get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
set off
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～ make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
set
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～ adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"
set ashore
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～ arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
set off
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～ direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
set free
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～ grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
set forth
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～ leave; "The family took off for Florida"
set apart
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～ set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
set
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～ put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
set out
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～ leave; "The family took off for Florida"
set down
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～ put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
set
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～ arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
set off
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～ leave; "The family took off for Florida"
set
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～ bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
set
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～ establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
set
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～ fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
set forth
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～ state; "set forth one's reasons"