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View synonyms for set on

set on

verb

  1. preposition to cause to attack

    they set the dogs on him

  2. adverb to instigate or incite; urge

    he set the child on to demand food



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, set upon .

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Example Sentences

When at rest, the tail ought to assume a scimitar-like curve, and under excitement carried on a level with its set-on .

Many local swellings can be dispersed through the insertion of either a set-on or a rowel.

Note: The preferred tail should not exceed in length approximately half the distance from set-on to hock.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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