set back

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Synonyms: setback, get back, sit back, set-back, sat back, sets back, seat back, cut back, wetback, put back, getback

Antonyms: setback, get back, sit back, set-back, sat back, sets back, seat back, cut back, wetback, put back, getback

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[delay]] or [[obstruct]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] from or allow [[distance]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[install]] or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a [[recess]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|idiomatic}} To [[cost]] [[money]].
5. To [[reverse]], go backwards.

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