sets down

Puts into place

Sets down means to place something on a surface, often with deliberate care: She sets down her coffee cup and sighs.

It also means to record in writing—to establish officially: The contract sets down the terms of the agreement.

A pilot sets down an aircraft by landing it.

To set someone down is to let them out of a vehicle at a destination.

placement

table

Horizontal furniture surface

  • surfaceOutermost boundary layer
  • groundSolid surface underfoot
  • deskFurniture for writing

floor · counter · shelf · bench · mat · tray · podium · altar · dock · ledge

establishes

rules

Principles governing behavior

principles · boundaries · conditions · terms · requirements · standards · framework · precedent · policy · protocol

lands

aircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

helicopter · descent · approach · arrival · wheels · gear · pilot · airstrip · helipad · safely

records

writing

Recorded language on surface

chronicle · notation · transcription · manuscript · journal · ledger · memoir · testimony · deposition · contract

Opposites
physical placement

sets downpicks up

Takes into hand

lifts · raises · hoists · grabs · takes up

recording/documentation

sets downerases

Removes marks completely

deletes · crosses out · strikes out · expunges · obliterates

aircraft landing

sets downtakes off

Leaves or ascends

lifts off · launches · ascends

Family

set, sets, down, downs, setting, setter, setters, reset, resets

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G