Reps vs. Sets — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Reps and Sets
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Reps
Reps is a small town in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Mirditë.
Sets
To put in a specified position or arrangement; place
Set a book on a table.
Set the photo next to the flowers.
Reps
A ribbed or corded fabric of various materials, such as cotton, wool, or silk.
Sets
To put into a specified state
Set the prisoner at liberty.
Set the house ablaze.
Set the machine in motion.
Reps
A representative.
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Sets
To cause to begin an action
The noise set the dog to barking.
Reps
A unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to the amount of ionizing radiation that will transfer 93 ergs of energy to 1 gram of water or living tissue.
Sets
To cause or assign (someone) to undertake an action or perform a service
The sergeant set the recruit to sweeping the barracks.
Reps
A repertory company.
Sets
To incite to hostile feeling or action
A dispute that set the neighbors against each other.
Reps
A repertory theater.
Sets
To position (oneself) so as to be ready to do something, such as start running a race.
Reps
Reputation
"Modern British royalty began with Queen Victoria, who still has a bad rep for being stodgy, straitlaced and—well, Victorian" (Anthony Holden).
Sets
To position or secure so as to be fixed or immobile
Set the fence post in cement.
Reps
A repetition of a particular movement or action, as in weightlifting.
Sets
To put in a mounting; mount
Set an emerald in a pendant.
Reps
Rep.
Sets
To apply jewels to; stud
The tiara was set with diamonds.
Reps
Plural of rep
Sets
To cause (a hook) to become fixed in a fish's mouth.
Sets
To arrange for the consumption of a meal
Set the table.
Set a place at table.
Sets
To adjust (an instrument or device) to a specific point or calibration
Set the alarm for 7:00.
Sets
To prepare (a trap) for catching prey.
Sets
To adjust (a saw) by deflecting the teeth.
Sets
(Nautical)To spread open to the wind
Set the sails.
Sets
To arrange scenery on (a theater stage).
Sets
To restore to a proper and normal state when dislocated or broken
Set a broken arm.
Sets
To apply equipment, such as curlers and clips, to (hair) in order to style.
Sets
To concentrate or direct (one's mind or attention, for example) on a purpose or goal.
Sets
To direct or focus (one's desires or hopes, for example) on a certain thing.
Sets
(Sports)To pass (a volleyball), usually with the fingertips, in an arc close to the net so that a teammate can drive it over the net.
Sets
To arrange (type) into words and sentences preparatory to printing; compose.
Sets
To transpose (text, for example) into type.
Sets
To compose (music) to fit a given text.
Sets
To write (words) to fit a given melodic line.
Sets
To declare or demonstrate (a precedent or standard, for instance).
Sets
To provide or establish as a model
A parent must set a good example for the children.
Sets
To establish as the highest level of performance
Set a swimming record.
Sets
To arrange or establish (a computer password, for example) to allow future action.
Sets
To prescribe as a time for
Set the meeting for Friday afternoon.
Sets
To prescribe the unfolding of (a drama or narrative, for instance) in a specific place
A play that is set in Venice.
Sets
To value or regard something at the rate of
She sets a great deal by good nutrition.
Sets
To fix at a given amount
The judge set bail for the defendant at $50,000.
Sets
To make as an estimate of worth
We set a high value on human life.
Sets
To cause to sit
Set yourself over by the fire.
Sets
To put (a hen) on eggs for the purpose of hatching them.
Sets
To point to the location of (game) by holding a fixed body position. Used of a hunting dog.
Sets
(Botany)To produce, as after pollination
Set seed.
Sets
To disappear below the horizon
The sun set at seven that evening.
Sets
To diminish or decline; wane
When the glory of the empire set.
Sets
To sit on eggs. Used of fowl.
Sets
To become fixed; harden
Allowed the aspic to set.
Sets
To become permanent. Used of dye.
Sets
To become whole; knit. Used of a broken bone.
Sets
To point to the location of game by holding a fixed body position. Used of a hunting dog.
Sets
(Botany)To mature or develop, as after pollination.
Sets
(Nonstandard)To sit
"If Emmett drives, I could set up front" (Bobbie Ann Mason).
Sets
To position oneself preparatory to an action, such as running a race.
Sets
Fixed or established by agreement
A set time for the launching.
Sets
Established by convention
Followed set procedures for filing a grievance.
Sets
Established deliberately; intentional
Our set purpose is to win the conflict.
Sets
Fixed and rigid
"His bearded face already has a set, hollow look" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
Sets
Unwilling or very reluctant to change
He is set in his ways.
Sets
Intent and determined
"He is dead set against rushing abroad to build a plant" (Fortune).
Sets
Ready; prepared
We are set to leave early tomorrow morning.
Sets
The act or process of setting.
Sets
The condition resulting from setting.
Sets
The manner in which something is positioned
The set of her cap.
Sets
A permanent firming or hardening of a substance, as by cooling.
Sets
The deflection of the teeth of a saw.
Sets
The carriage or bearing of a part of the body.
Sets
A particular psychological state, usually that of anticipation or preparedness
"The mental set of an audience is crucial to his performance" (Psychology Today).
Sets
A descent below the horizon.
Sets
The direction or course of wind or water.
Sets
A seedling, slip, or cutting that is ready for planting.
Sets
The act of arranging hair by waving and curling it.
Sets
(Sports)The act of setting a volleyball for a teammate.
Sets
In Texas hold'em, a hand in which a player has two cards of the same rank and another card of that rank is among the community cards.
Sets
A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
A chess set.
Sets
A group of persons sharing a common interest
The high-school set.
Sets
A group of books or periodicals published as a unit.
Sets
A number of couples required for participation in a square dance.
Sets
The movements constituting a square dance.
Sets
The scenery constructed for a theatrical performance.
Sets
The entire enclosure in which a movie is filmed; the sound stage.
Sets
A session of music, typically dance music, played before an intermission.
Sets
The music so played.
Sets
The collective receiving apparatus assembled to operate a radio or television.
Sets
(Mathematics) A collection of distinct elements having specific common properties
A set of positive integers.
Sets
A group of games constituting one division or unit of a match, as in tennis.
Sets
An offensive formation in football or basketball.
Sets
Plural of set
Sets
(informal) Set theory.
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