set on/upon

set on/upon
ATTACK, assail, assault, hit, strike, beat, thrash, pummel, wallop, set about, fall on; informal lay into, lace into, let someone have it, get stuck into, work over, rough up, knock about/around; Brit. informal duff up, have a go at; N. Amer. informal beat up on, light into.
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  • set upon (doing) something — set on/upon/(doing) something phrase determined to do or to have something So you’re definitely set on a career in medicine? Thesaurus: determined and ambitioussynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • set upon somebody — ˈset on/upon sb derived usually passive to attack sb suddenly • I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog. Main entry: ↑setderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • set on (doing) something — set on/upon/(doing) something phrase determined to do or to have something So you’re definitely set on a career in medicine? Thesaurus: determined and ambitioussynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • set on somebody — ˈset on/upon sb derived usually passive to attack sb suddenly • I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog. Main entry: ↑setderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • set — set1 [ set ] (past tense and past participle set) verb *** ▸ 1 put someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 make something happen ▸ 3 make equipment ready ▸ 4 decide time/place/value ▸ 5 establish way to do something ▸ 6 do something that influences ▸ 7… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • set — I UK [set] / US verb Word forms set : present tense I/you/we/they set he/she/it sets present participle setting past tense set past participle set *** 1) [transitive] to put someone or something in a position set someone/something… …   English dictionary

  • Set-builder notation — In set theory and its applications to logic, mathematics, and computer science, set builder notation (sometimes simply set notation ) is a mathematical notation for describing a set by stating the properties that its members must satisfy. Forming …   Wikipedia

  • upon — 1. preposition /əˈpɒn/ a) Being above and in contact with another. Place the book upon the table. b) Being directly supported by another. The crew set sail upon the sea. Syn: on 2 …   Wiktionary

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