to put or place in position or into a specified state or condition

to put or be put (to); apply or be applied

to put into order or readiness for use; prepare

to put, form, or be formed into a jelled, firm, fixed, or rigid state

to put or be put into a position that will restore a normal state

to adjust (a clock or other instrument) to a position

to determine or establish

to prescribe or allot (an undertaking, course of study, etc)

to arrange in a particular fashion, esp an attractive one

(of clothes) to hang or fit (well or badly) when worn

to provide music for (a poem or other text to be sung)

to arrange or produce (type, film, etc) from (text or copy); compose

to arrange (a stage, television studio, etc) with scenery and props

to describe or present (a scene or the background to a literary work, story, etc) in words

to present as a model of good or bad behaviour (esp in the phrases set an example, set a good example, set a bad example)

to value (something) at a specified price or estimation of worth

to price (the value of something) at a specified sum

to give or be given a particular direction

to rig (a sail) or (of a sail) to be rigged so as to catch the wind

(of the sun, moon, etc) to disappear beneath the horizon

to leave (dough, etc) in one place so that it may prove

to sharpen (a cutting blade) by grinding or honing the angle adjacent to the cutting edge

to displace alternate teeth of (a saw) to opposite sides of the blade in order to increase the cutting efficiency

to sink (the head of a nail) below the surface surrounding it by using a nail set

to give (a binary circuit) the value 1

(of plants) to produce (fruits, seeds, etc) after pollination or (of fruits or seeds)to develop after pollination

to plant (seeds, seedlings, etc)

to place (a hen) on (eggs) for the purpose of incubation

(of a gun dog) to turn in the direction of game, indicating its presence

to let or lease

to defeat (one's opponents) in their attempt to make a contract

the act of setting or the state of being set

a condition of firmness or hardness

bearing, carriage, or posture

the fit or hang of a garment, esp when worn

the scenery and other props used in and identifying the location of a stage or television production, film, etc

a temporary bias disposing an organism to react to a stimulus in one way rather than in others

a seedling, cutting, or similar part that is ready for planting

a blacksmith's tool with a short head similar to a cold chisel set transversely onto a handle and used, when struck with a hammer, for cutting off lengths of iron bars

the direction of flow of water

a mechanical distortion of shape or alignment, such as a bend in a piece of metal

the penetration of a driven pile for each blow of the drop hammer

fixed or established by authority or agreement

rigid or inflexible

unmoving; fixed

conventional, artificial, or stereotyped, rather than spontaneous

resolute in intention

(of a book, etc) prescribed for students' preparation for an examination