What is the meaning of SET ABOUT. Phrases containing SET ABOUT
See meanings and uses of SET ABOUT!Slangs & AI meanings
Horsey set is British slang for wealthy country−folk.
, (set) n., A group of friends. “We’re going to let her hang out with our set this weekend.â€Â [Etym., African American]
Give and get is London Cockney rhyming slang for bet.
Vrb phrs. See 'get one's act together'.
without a doubt ‘I’m dead set mate, no joke’
Let us have sex
Shut up; get lost; i.e. "Sit on it, Potsi
To chastise, beat, thrash. "When I got home he set about me with a strap."Â
Set is slang for mark as prey for robbing or apprehending. Set is American slang for a gang.
ten shillings (10/-), backslang, see gen net.
Get down is American slang for to let oneself go, begin something in earnest.
To set value upon, to appreciate.
The number of repetitions in a group (i.e., one set of 8 reps).
obstinate (he was dead-set on not doing it)
Get one's feet wet is slang for to do something for the first time.
n. A nasty girl. "Gina don't think about nothin' but how many boys she can jump. She ain't nothin' but a 'dip-set'."Â
Set up is slang for an event the result of which is prearranged.
Get laid is slang for to have sex.
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v. t.
To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock.
v. t.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.
v. i.
To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.
v. i.
To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom).
imp. & p. p.
of Set
a.
Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.
n.
Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current.
v. t.
To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship.
n.
A series of as many games as may be necessary to enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce set, and decided by an application of the rules for playing off deuce in a game. See Deuce.
a.
Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
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Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.
v. t.
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw.
n.
A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.
n.
See Set, n., 2 (e) and 3.
v. t.
To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse.
a.
Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.
v. t.
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone.
v. t.
To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end.
n.
That which is set, placed, or fixed.
v. t.
To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page.
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