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Antonyms for set-to


Grammar : Noun
Spell : set-too
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛtˌtu



Definition of set-to

Origin :
  • "bout, fight," 1743, originally pugilistic slang, from verbal phrase; see set (v.) + to.
  • As in argument : noun verbal fight
  • As in melee : noun battle, fight
  • As in misunderstanding : noun argument, fight
  • As in quarrel : noun disagreement
  • As in row : noun fight, ruckus
  • As in run-in : noun argument
  • As in scrap : noun argument, fight
  • As in scuffle : noun fight
  • As in squabble : noun argument
  • As in struggle : noun hard try; fight to win
  • As in tilt : noun fight
  • As in wrangle : noun fight, argument
  • As in bout : noun competitive fight
  • As in brush : noun fight
  • As in clash : noun disagreement or fight, often brief
  • As in polemic : noun argument
  • As in tourney : noun tilt
  • As in conflict : noun fight, warfare
  • As in conflict : noun disagreement, discord
  • As in confrontation : noun conflict
  • As in contention : noun competition
  • As in contest : noun fight, struggle
  • As in difference : noun opposing views
  • As in encounter : noun fight, argument
  • As in altercation : noun fight, often verbal
  • As in fight : noun physical encounter
  • As in fighting : noun battle, encounter
  • As in fracas : noun disturbance, fight
  • As in fray : noun fight, battle
  • As in friction : noun disagreement
Example sentences :
  • Went to the chapel last night, I understand, and he and dad had a set-to.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Cut in Miss Hawtry at the second set-to of Harriet and aunt.
  • Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess
  • But that was all like playing skretch-cradle to our set-to last night in the dark.
  • Extract from : « Fix Bay'nets » by George Manville Fenn
  • But there can be no question about the outcome of such a set-to.
  • Extract from : « Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation » by S. D. Gordon
  • The set-to you had about the Indians' right to hunt pleased us both.
  • Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
  • And next day we had a set-to with the gloves, and his verdict was 'Only just short of professional.'
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • By then the others were near enough to take part in the set-to.
  • Extract from : « Motor Matt's Hard Luck » by Stanley R. Matthews
  • He was a sailor once more, and had a deuce of a set-to with some Lascars.
  • Extract from : « Seven Frozen Sailors » by George Manville Fenn
  • We had our first set-to this morning, in which he winged me, but I got the best of him.
  • Extract from : « The Delafield Affair » by Florence Finch Kelly
  • The big man, to the best of our knowledge, had a determined "set-to" once, and only once.
  • Extract from : « Wrestling and Wrestlers: » by Jacob Robinson

Synonyms for set-to

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