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set something against someone or something

1. to place or lean something against someone or something. Dave set the chair against Fred and had to move it away. I set the rake against the side of the house.

2. to make someone hate or oppose someone or something. His second wife set him against his former in-laws. The Civil War set brother against brother.

See also: against, set

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I felt my whole spirit set against him, and I began to kick, and plunge, and rear as I had never done before, and we had a regular fight; for a long time he stuck to the saddle and punished me cruelly with his whip and spurs, but my blood was thoroughly up, and I cared for nothing he could do if only I could get him off. Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context It was her best face physically that was now set against the south wind. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context If he is very strongly set against the work, perhaps it is better that he should take the opportunity there is now to break his articles. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context			Serve a purpose serve around serve as Serve as a guinea pig serve for serve in serve notice serve on serve out serve right serve time serve to serve under serve up serve with service session set Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil set a precedent Set a thief to catch a thief set a trap set about set about doing set above set against set alarm bells ringing set apart set apart from set aside set at set back set back from set before set beside set down set down as set eyes on set face against set fire to set foot in set for set for life set forth set forth on set forward set free set great store by set heart against set heart on set hopes on			set a figure Set A Good Example set a name to set a precedent set a question at rest set a snare for set a task Set a thief to catch a thief set a trap set a trap for set a value on set ablaze set about set about set about set about set about set about doing set above set above others set abroach Set abstraction set adrift Set Adrift on Memory Bliss set afire set aflame set afloat set afoot set against set ahead set alarm bells ringing Set America Free set an earlier date set analyzer Set and Clear Enable set apart set apart set apart set apart set apart set apart for special use set apart from set aright set as a goal set ashore set aside set aside set aside set aside set aside set aside Set Aside Grants Set Aside Grants Set Asides Set Asides set associative cache set astir set asunder Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode

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