dictionary definitions for "set down"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  set down
      v 1: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
           [syn: write down, set down, get down, put down]
      2: reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest
         branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" [syn: land, {set
         down}]
      3: put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the
         bottom of the valley"
      4: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place;
         "set down your bags here" [syn: set down, put down,
         place down]
      5: go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn:
         disembark, debark, set down] [ant: embark, ship]
      6: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
         at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, {put
         down}, unload, discharge]


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