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set: to place something somewhere
sit: to be in a position of rest or to be seated

The noun set has 13 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)

1. (24) set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
2. (15) set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
3. (6) set, exercise set -- (several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press")
4. (3) stage set, set -- (representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic")
5. (2) set, circle, band, lot -- (an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot")
6. (1) bent, set -- (a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious")
7. (1) set -- (the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat")
8. set -- (a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner")
9. hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing -- (the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue")
10. Set, Seth -- (evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris)
11. set -- (the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun")
12. set, readiness -- ((psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set")
13. set -- (any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries")

The verb set has 25 senses (first 14 from tagged texts)

1. (30) put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
2. (29) determine, set -- (fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules")
3. (12) specify, set, determine, fix, limit -- (decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters")
4. (10) set, mark -- (establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record")
5. (9) set -- (put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire")
6. (6) set -- (fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond")
7. (5) fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set -- (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill")
8. (5) set -- (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments")
9. (3) set, localize, localise, place -- (locate; "The film is set in Africa")
10. (2) set, go down, go under -- (disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days")
11. (2) arrange, set -- (adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music")
12. (2) plant, set -- (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden")
13. (1) set -- (apply or start; "set fire to a building")
14. (1) jell, set, congeal -- (become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme")
15. typeset, set -- (set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics")
16. set -- (put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone")
17. set, countersink -- (insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink))
18. set -- (give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor)
19. sic, set -- (urge a dog to attack someone)
20. place, put, set -- (estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.")
21. rig, set, set up -- (equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship")
22. set up, lay out, set -- (get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery")
23. adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")
24. fructify, set -- (bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify")
25. dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure -- (arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding")

The adj set has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (4) fit, primed, set -- ((usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time")
2. (3) fixed, set, rigid -- (fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain")
3. (2) located, placed, set, situated -- (situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank")
4. (1) laid, set -- (set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern")
5. set -- (being below the horizon; "the moon is set")
6. determined, dictated, set -- (determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching")
7. hardened, set -- (converted to solid form (as concrete))