Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb set_down

6 senses of set down

Sense 1
write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)
       => write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")

Sense 2
land, set down -- (reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul")
       => arrive, get, come -- (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight")

Sense 3
set down -- (put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 4
set down, put down, place down -- (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 5
disembark, debark, set down -- (go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton")
       => land, set down -- (reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul")

Sense 6
drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge -- (leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel")
       => deliver -- (bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers")