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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