to set
- verb
- /sɛt/
- NSFW
- You told me not to go to the castle so I would go... where you set a trap to capture me.
I refused, and I ended up being set set upon.
- I refused, and I ended up being set set upon.
- And these young individuals thought that it was OK for them to try to take my coat, which I refused and I ended up being set set upon.
Examples
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Oh hell, I see you all are bent to set against me for your merriment.
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We are all being set against each other, right?
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I tried to tell everyone I was being set up, but no one wanted to listen.
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I refused, and I ended up being set set upon.
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Or the Bonnie Prince may set the dogs on you next time you go to visit.
Fiction book (1992) -
Let me tell you, Pratt, they set upon him like a pack of dogs.
Fiction book (1996) -
But on a morning in early August, they were set upon in the head-high grass.
Fiction book (1992) -
By the time you come back, I'll have set him on the proper path and then you can talk to him as long as you want.
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Before long, the bluecoats will gather together and set upon you and kill you too.
Fiction book (1993) -
The lion tamer set his trained animals to attack the intruder without hesitation.
Synonyms
Cause a reaction or feeling
To push people to do violent or illegal acts
To cause something bad to start
Tell a dog or person to attack someone
To tell a dog to attack or chase someone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To begin working very hard and not give up on a difficult task
- Archaic
To cause great excitement or a big effect, often said to mean something is not impressive
Phrasal Verbs
To let a person or animal go after keeping them in a place where they could not leave
- Informal
To make a place feel a certain way with lights, music, or decorations
- Informal
To make someone look guilty for something they did not do by tricking other people
- Specialized
To create a fake target to attract and find people who attack or steal data
To put temporary barriers on a road to slow or send traffic another way
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of letters, numbers, and symbols used for writing and showing text
- Specialized
A set of complex numbers that makes a very detailed, repeating shape when drawn on a graph
- Archaic
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
A basketball move in which a player stands still and uses both hands to put the ball in the basket
- Specialized
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
- Specialized
A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
- Specialized
A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
- Archaic
A simple early radio that uses a crystal to receive signals without a battery
- Specialized
A set of 128 basic computer characters for letters, numbers, symbols, and control codes
A set of matching furniture for a room where people sit and relax, like a sofa and chairs
- UK
A toy with metal strips, plates, and wheels you join with nuts and bolts to build moving models
- Specialized
A computer design that uses a small set of simple commands to work faster
- Specialized
A computer design using a small set of simple instructions for faster processors that use less power
- Specialized
A fixed group of words that mean something different from the words alone
- Specialized
All the things we consider in a math problem, including every smaller group
- Specialized
Climbing gear that has a safety strap and two metal clips for via ferrata routes
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (to cause an animal or person to attack) comes from the idea of putting someone or something into action, as if you 'put' them on another person. So to set a dog on someone is to make the dog attack.