setdown

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act of set setting down something or someone.
  • The act of descending onto a surface (of an aircraft or spacecraft).
  • (dated) The humbling of a person by act or words.
  • (dated) A retort or a reproof that has a humbling effect.
  • (slang) A sit-down meal eaten by a tramp; a charitable meal provided to a tramp in the giver's home.
  • (US) A person’s buttocks.

Etymology

Compound from English set + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).

Origin

English

down

Gloss

from a higher position to a lower one, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

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