set-to
1 of 2noun
ˈset-ˌtü 
plural set-tos
: a usually brief and vigorous fight or debate
set to
2 of 2verb
set to; setting to; sets to
intransitive verb
1
: to begin actively and earnestly
2
: to begin fighting
Synonyms
Noun
- altercation
- argle-bargle [chiefly British]
- argument
- argy-bargy [chiefly British]
- battle royal
- bicker
- brawl
- contretemps
- controversy
- cross fire
- disagreement
- dispute
- donnybrook
- falling-out
- fight
- hassle
- imbroglio
- kickup
- misunderstanding
- quarrel
- rhubarb
- row
- scrap
- spat
- squabble
- tiff
- wrangle
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1743, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1
set-tos
noun
as in altercations
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions they had a brief set-to about money, but they seem to have resolved it Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- altercations
- disputes
- fights
- disagreements
- quarrels
- controversies
- arguments
- bickers
- cross fires
- falling-outs
- kickups
- brawls
- misunderstandings
- battle royales
- battle royals
- battles royal
- argle-bargles
- battles royale
- rows
- skirmishes
- argy-bargies
- clashes
- rhubarbs
- contretemps
- imbroglios
- squabbles
- wrangles
- spats
- disputations
- tiffs
- differences
- logomachies
- feuds
- scraps
- debates
- fallings-out
- donnybrooks
- tangles
- tussles
- hassles
- attacks
- objections
- protests
- protestations
- vendettas
- contentions
- mêlées
- run-ins
- dissentions
- melees
- dissensions
- fisticuffs
- catfights
- affrays
- fracases
- fracas
- frays
- fusses
- free-for-alls
- luteinisations
- luteinise
- luteinised
- luteinises
- luteinising
- luteinization
- luteinizations
- luteinize
- luteinized
- luteinizes
- luteinizing
- luteinizing hormone
- luteinizing hormone-releasing factor
- luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
- luteins
- lutenist
- lutenists
- luteo-
- luteofulvous
- luteofuscous
- luteolins
- luteolous
- luteorufescent
- luteotrophic
- luteotrophic hormone