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set down

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set down in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. go ashore
    "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
    disembark  debark  set down 
  2. leave or unload
    "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
    drop  drop off  set down  put down  unload  discharge 
  3. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    write down  set down  get down  put down 
  4. reach or come to rest
    "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
    land  set down 
  5. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
    "set down your bags here"
    set down  put down  place down 
  6. put or settle into a position
    "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
    set down 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University