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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setdown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
set-down
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of setting down something or someone.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of descending onto a surface (of an aircraft or spacecraft).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The humbling of a person by act or words.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A retort or a reproof that has a humbling effect.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A sit-down meal eaten by a tramp; a charitable meal provided to a tramp in the giver's home.

Countable; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

noun

A person’s buttocks.

American usage; Countable; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

* Deverbal from set down. * (buttocks): See set as US regional form of sit, and see sit down.

Usage

Inflected Forms

setdowns (plural) set-down (alternative)

Synonyms

landing touchdown put-down

Questions

What does setdown mean?
The act of setting down something or someone.
Where does setdown come from?
* Deverbal from set down. * (buttocks): See set as US regional form of sit, and see sit down.

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