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1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place: set a book on a table; set the photo next to the flowers. 2. a. To put into a specified state: set the prisoner at liberty; set the house ablaze; set the machine in motion. b. To cause to begin an action: The noise set the dog to barking. c.
3 days ago · set noun uses. A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. The mattress and base are normally bought as a set. ...a chess set. In tennis, a set is one of the groups of six or more games that form part of a match. Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set.
to put into a fixed, rigid, or settled state, as the face, muscles, etc. to fix at a given point or calibration: to set the dial on an oven; to set a micrometer. to tighten (often followed by up ): to set nuts well up. to cause to take a particular direction: to set one's course to the south.
