setback

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Synonyms: wetback, set back, getback, set-back, seatback, netback

Antonyms: wetback, set back, getback, set-back, seatback, netback

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Noun

1. An [[obstacle]], [[delay]], [[disadvantage]], or [[blow]] {{gloss|an [[adverse]] event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome}}.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any adverse event, defeat, or impediment of progress.
3. {{lb|en|US}} The required [[distance]] between a [[structure]] and a [[road]].
4. {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[step]]-like [[recession]] in a [[wall]].
5. An [[offset]] to the [[temperature]] [[setting]] of a [[thermostat]] to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
6. {{lb|en|possibly|_|archaic}} A [[backset]]; a [[countercurrent]]; an [[eddy]].<ref name=Webster>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
7. {{lb|en|archaic}} A backset; a [[check]]; a [[repulse]]; a [[relapse]].<ref name=Webster/>

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