'set out' definitions:

Definition of 'set out'

verb

Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence] [ant: end, terminate]

verb

Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn: range, array, lay out, set out]

verb

Leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off]

Synonyms of 'set out'

From: Moby Thesaurus

adorn,
align,
allocate,
allot,
apportion,
arrange,
array,
be off,
bear,
bear for,
bear up for,
bear up to,
beautify,
bedeck,
bedizen,
begin,
blast away,
blast off,
blazon,
blueprint,
break for,
chart,
collocate,
color,
commence,
compose,
conceive,
couch,
couch in terms,
dandify,
dash for,
deal,
deal out,
deck,
deck out,
decorate,
diagram,
dispose,
distribute,
dive in,
dizen,
doll up,
dress,
dress up,
embellish,
emblazon,
embody in words,
embroider,
enrich,
express,
fall to,
fig out,
fix,
fix up,
formularize,
formulate,
frame,
furbish,
garnish,
get off,
get to,
give expression to,
give words to,
go ahead,
go for,
go forth,
grace,
graph,
gussy up,
head,
head into,
hit for,
issue,
issue forth,
jump off,
kick off,
lay for,
lay off,
lay out,
light out,
line,
line up,
make,
make for,
make up to,
map,
map out,
mark off,
mark out,
marshal,
ornament,
outset,
outstart,
paint,
paragraph,
parcel out,
phrase,
pitch in,
place,
plan,
plot,
plot out,
plunge into,
prank,
prank up,
preen,
present,
prettify,
primp,
primp up,
prink,
prink up,
put,
put forth,
put in words,
rally,
range,
redecorate,
redo,
refurbish,
regiment,
rhetorize,
run for,
sail for,
sally,
sally forth,
send off,
set about,
set forth,
set forward,
set in,
set off,
set out for,
set sail,
set to,
sketch,
sketch out,
smarten,
smarten up,
space,
spruce up,
start,
start in,
start off,
start out,
state,
steer for,
strike out,
style,
take,
take off,
titivate,
trick out,
trick up,
trim,
turn to,
word

Words containing 'set out'

Set,
Setness,
Setting,
To set,
To set about,
To set against,
To set before,
To set by,
To set down,
To set in,
To set of,
To set off,
To set off against,
To set on,
To set out,
To set over,
To set to,
To set up,
all set,
set about,
set against,
set before,
set down,
set in,
set off,
set on,
set to,
set up,
Dead set,
Fire setting,
Seam set,
Set chisel,
Set hammer,
Set line,
Set nut,
Set screw,
Set speech,
Set-off,
Set-to,
Setting coat,
Setting dog,
Setting pole,
Setting rule,
Tea set,
To set a gin,
To set a sail,
To set a saw,
To set a snare,
To set a sponge,
To set a trap,
To set abroach,
To set agoing,
To set apart,
To set aside,
To set at defiance,
To set at ease,
To set at naught,
To set at work,
To set by the compass,
To set case,
To set eyes on,
To set fire to,
To set flying,
To set forth,
To set forward,
To set free,
To set in order,
To set light by,
To set little by,
To set milk,
To set much by,
To set on fire,
To set on foot,
To set on work,
To set right,
To set sail,
To set steven,
To set store by,
To set the eyes on,
To set the fashion,
To set the hand to,
To set the land,
To set the palette,
To set the watch,
To set to rights,
To set to sale,
To set to work,
To set up the rigging,
To set upon,
Toilet set,
bedroom set,
character set,
chess set,
close set,
crystal set,
diningroom set,
dinner set,
exercise set,
horsey set,
horsy set,
jet set,
lego set,
livingroom set,
mandelbrot set,
manicure set,
meccano set,
nail set,
null set,
place setting,
radio set,
receiving set,
saw set,
set ablaze,
set afire,
set aflame,
set ahead,
set apart,
set ashore,
set aside,
set back,
set decoration,
set forth,
set free,
set gun,
set in motion,
set in stone,
set on fire,
set phrase,
set piece,
set point,
set right,
set sail,
set shot,
set square,
set straight,
set theory,
set to music,
set upon,
setting hen,
sight setting,
smart set,
stage set,
stage setting,
telephone set,
television set,
train set,
trend setting,
tv set,
universal set,
Fire-set,
Saw-set,
Set-fair,
Set-stitched,
Setting-up exercise,
Sharp-set,
To make a dead set,
To set down one's staff,
To set one's cap,
To set one's cap for,
To set one's rest,
To set one's self against,
To set one's teeth,
To set the cart before the horse,
To set the heart at rest,
To set the heart upon,
To set the teeth on edge,
To set up one's rest,
To set up one's staff,
Well-set,
ascii character set,
close-set,
deep-set,
jet-setting,
low-set,
mind-set,
render-set,
set one on his feet,
set-apart,
set-aside,
set-back,
set-in sleeve,
trend-setting,
complex instruction set computer,
complex instruction set computing,
reduced instruction set computer,
reduced instruction set computing