Definition of Set down

1. Verb. Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc..

Exact synonyms: Get Down, Put Down, Write Down
Generic synonyms: Write
Specialized synonyms: Transcribe, Notate, Dash Down, Dash Off, Note, Take Down

2. Verb. Reach or come to rest. "The airplane is sure to set down "; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
Exact synonyms: Land
Specialized synonyms: Alight, Light, Perch, Force-land, Beach, Port, Debark, Disembark, Touch Down, Undershoot, Belly-land, Crash Land
Generic synonyms: Arrive, Come, Get
Derivative terms: Land, Lander, Landing

3. Verb. Put or settle into a position. "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set

4. Verb. Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place. "Set down your bags here"
Exact synonyms: Place Down, Put Down
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Specialized synonyms: Flump, Plank, Plonk, Plop, Plump, Plump Down, Plunk, Plunk Down

5. Verb. Go ashore. "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
Exact synonyms: Debark, Disembark
Generic synonyms: Land
Derivative terms: Debarkation, Disembarkation, Disembarkment
Antonyms: Embark

6. Verb. Leave or unload. "Drop off the passengers at the hotel"
Exact synonyms: Discharge, Drop, Drop Off, Put Down, Unload
Generic synonyms: Deliver
Specialized synonyms: Wharf, Air-drop
Derivative terms: Drop

Lexicographical Neighbors of Set Down

setwall
setwall
setwalls
set (psychology)
set ablaze
set about
set afire
set aflame
set ahead
set apart
set ashore
set aside
set back
set chisel
set decoration
set down (current term)
set forth
set free
set gun
set in
set in motion
set in stone
set off
set of bookshelves
set on
set on fire
set out
set phrase
set piece
set point

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