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Set is slang for mark as prey for robbing or apprehending. Set is American slang for a gang.
Vrb phrs. See 'get one's act together'.
, (set) n., A group of friends. “We’re going to let her hang out with our set this weekend.â€Â [Etym., African American]
The number of repetitions in a group (i.e., one set of 8 reps).
ten shillings (10/-), backslang, see gen net.
To set value upon, to appreciate.
Get one's feet wet is slang for to do something for the first time.
Get laid is slang for to have sex.
without a doubt ‘I’m dead set mate, no joke’
Let us have sex
Set up is slang for an event the result of which is prearranged.
One way or other, by any expedient. "It can't be done by hook or crook.â€
Horsey set is British slang for wealthy country−folk.
 To regard, to esteem. "He behaved himself more wisely than all, so that his name was much set by.â€
obstinate (he was dead-set on not doing it)
The direction, and the amount, that a tide will "set" the ship in the act of navigating a narrow channel or passage.
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a.
Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.
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.
v. t.
To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page.
a.
Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.
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.
See Set, n., 2 (e) and 3.
v. t.
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm.
v. t.
To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock.
imp. & p. p.
of Set
n.
Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current.
n.
A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot be reached by the weight, or hammer, except by means of such an intervening piece.
n.
A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.
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).
n.
That which is set, placed, or fixed.
v. t.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.
a.
Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
a.
Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.
v. i.
To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.
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.
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.
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