set
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~ set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
set
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~ alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
set
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~ apply or start; "set fire to a building"
set on
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~ attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
set out
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~ lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"
set ahead
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~ move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
set
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~ disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
set down
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~ put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
set
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~ 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"
set ablaze
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~ set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"
set
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~ give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
set off
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~ put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
set afire
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~ set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"
set in
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~ become established; "winter has set in"
set about
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~ enter upon an activity or enterprise
set in
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~ enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"
set down
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~ remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
set
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~ decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
set aside
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~ make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"
set aside
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~ give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"