set sb down
— phrasal verb with set uk/set/us/set/verb present participle setting, past tense and past participle set
mainly UK If a vehicle sets down a passenger, it stops so that the passenger can get out:
The cab set us down a long way from our hotel, and we had to walk.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- bung
- change sth around
- clap
- consign
- consign sb/sth to sth
- fit
- manoeuvre
- perch
- pop
- position
- sandwich sb/sth between sb/sth
- sandwich sth together
- shelve
- shove
- situate
- stand
- stuff
- whack
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