Definition of set a fire
: to deliberately start a fire
- Police think he set a fire in the bedroom.
set a fire
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set
play
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: to cause to sit : place in or on a seat
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: to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them
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: to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator
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: the act or action of setting
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: the condition of being set
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: a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together
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: intent, determined
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: intentional, premeditated
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: fixed by authority or appointment : prescribed, specified
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fire
play
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: the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat
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: one of the four elements of the alchemists
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: burning passion : ardor
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: to set on fire : kindle
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: to give life or spirit to : inspire
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: to fill with passion or enthusiasm
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