set down

set down; setting down; sets down

Definition of set down

transitive verb

1 : to cause to sit down : seat

2 : to place at rest on a surface or on the ground

3 : to suspend (a jockey) from racing

4 : to cause or allow to get off a vehicle : deliver

5 : to land (an airplane) on the ground or water

6a : ordain, establish

b : to put in writing

7a : regard, consider set him down as a liar

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“Set down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20down. Accessed 2 Jul. 2020.

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