What is the meaning of SET BY-OR-SET-MUCH-BY. Phrases containing SET BY-OR-SET-MUCH-BY
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Horsey set is British slang for wealthy country−folk.
without a doubt ‘I’m dead set mate, no joke’
Let us have sex
Get laid is slang for to have sex.
ten shillings (10/-), backslang, see gen net.
To set value upon, to appreciate.
Set up is slang for an event the result of which is prearranged.
, (set) n., A group of friends. “We’re going to let her hang out with our set this weekend.â€Â [Etym., African American]
Set is slang for mark as prey for robbing or apprehending. Set is American slang for a gang.
Get one's feet wet is slang for to do something for the first time.
 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.
Vrb phrs. See 'get one's act together'.
One way or other, by any expedient. "It can't be done by hook or crook.â€
The number of repetitions in a group (i.e., one set of 8 reps).
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v. t.
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm.
a.
Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.
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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Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.
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.
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Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.
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Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
n.
That which is set, placed, or fixed.
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Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current.
v. t.
To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page.
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. 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).
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.
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See Set, n., 2 (e) and 3.
v. t.
To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock.
imp. & p. p.
of Set
v. i.
To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.
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A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.
v. t.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.
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To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw.
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