transitive verb
1. : to cause to sit down : seat
2. : to place at rest on a surface or on the ground
I set it down in this room somewhere and now it's lost
3. obsolete : to place or encamp (an army) so as to besiege
4. : to suspend (a jockey) from racing because of an offense
5. : to cause or allow to get off a vehicle
the bus set him down right before his house
6. : to land (an airplane) on the ground or water
7.
a. : to lay down : ordain , establish
b. : to write down : record or relate in writing
tried to set his thoughts down in an orderly way
or in painting
always set down exactly what he saw
8.
a. : regard , consider , estimate
soon set him down as a liar and a faker
b. : attribute
let it be set down to his credit that he did not retreat
set his success down to sheer perseverance
9. : to lower the spirit or pride of : snub , deflate , humiliate
10.
a. : to defeat (an opponent) in a game or contest
b. : to prevent (a batter) from reaching base : retire
set them down in order in the last inning
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to make up one's mind
2. archaic : to discharge passengers or occupants
watched the carriages setting down for a reception — Osbert Lancaster
3. : land
time to set down and gas up — Fortune