set point

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set point

1. A situation in which the set will be won by the player who scores the next point in a net game such as tennis.

2. The point so scored.

set point

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Squash & Fives) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) Tennis squash badminton a point that would enable one side to win a set

set point - One's set point (for happiness) is a genetically determined level of happiness, to which one returns after positive or negative emotional experiences.

See also related terms for positive.

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set point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis

lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

point - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"

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