set
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~ estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
set apart
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~ select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
set
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~ insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
set
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~ become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
set back
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~ hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
set down
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~ go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
set
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~ put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
set off
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~ provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
set aflame
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~ set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"
set
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~ put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
set
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~ 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"
set down
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~ cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
set
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~ set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"
set in
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~ blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"
set about
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~ take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
set off
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~ set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
set
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~ locate; "The film is set in Africa"
set back
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~ slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"
set aside
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~ annul (a legal decision); "the court set aside the conviction"
set
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~ urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"