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verb (used with object)
1.
to set again: to reset an alarm clock.
2.
to set back the odometer on (an auto or other vehicle) to a lower reading: a used-car dealer charged with resetting his cars.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become set again: The alarm bell resets automatically.
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| reset1 | |
| —vb , -sets, -setting, -set | |
| 1. | to set again (a broken bone, matter in type, a gemstone, etc) |
| 2. | to restore (a gauge, dial, etc) to zero |
| 3. | Also: clear to restore (the contents of a register or similar device) in a computer system to zero |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or an instance of setting again |
| 5. | a thing that is set again |
| 6. | a plant that has been recently transplanted |
| 7. | a device for resetting instruments, controls, etc |
| re'setter1 | |
| —n | |
| reset2 | |
| —vb , -sets, -setting, -set | |
| 1. | to receive or handle goods knowing they have been stolen |
| —n | |
| 2. | the receiving of stolen goods |
| [C14: from Old French receter, from Latin receptāre, from recipere to receive] | |
| re'setter2 | |
| —n | |
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