Set

Set

1. A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used. We bought her a chess set.
2. Sports. A group of tennis games constituting one division or unit of a match. She won the tennis match, 3 sets to 2.
3. To put in a specified position; place. He set the book on the table.
4. To put into a specified state. They set the prisoner free.
5. To put into a stable position. He set the fence post into a bed of concrete.
6. To arrange properly for use. She set a pace for a dinner guest.
7. To fix at a given amount, The judge set bail at $50,000.
8. To adjust (an instrument) to a specified point or calibration. He set the alarm for six in the morning.
9. To establish as a model. A parent must set a good example for the children
10. To disappear below the horizon. The sun set at seven that evening.
11. Ready. We are set to leave early tomorrow morning.

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Shown is a child's play set including a set of swings