re·set
(rē-sĕt′)v. re·set, re·set·ting, re·sets
v.tr.1. To set again: reset a broken bone.
2. To change the reading of: reset a clock.
3. To adjust (the interest rate of a loan) according to contractual arrangement, as at the end of a preset term.
v.intr.1. To be set again: waiting for the bowling pins to reset.
2. a. To change according to contractual arrangement, as at the end of a preset term. Used of an interest rate.
b. To change to a different interest rate according to contractual arrangement, as at the end of a preset term. Used of a loan.
n. (rē′sĕt′) The act or an instance of setting again: the reset of a computer password.
re·set′ta·ble adj.
re·set′ter n.
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reset
vb (
tr) ,
-sets,
-setting or -set1. to set again (a broken bone, matter in type, a gemstone, etc)
2. (General Engineering) to restore (a gauge, dial, etc) to zero
3. (Computer Science) 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. (Botany) a plant that has been recently transplanted
7. (General Engineering) a device for resetting instruments, controls, etc
reˈsetter n
reset
vb (
tr) ,
-sets,
-setting or -set (Law) to receive or handle (goods) knowing they have been stolen
n (Law) the receiving of stolen goods
[C14: from Old French receter, from Latin receptāre, from recipere to receive]
reˈsetter n
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re•set
(v. riˈsɛt; n. ˈriˌsɛt)
v. -set, -set•ting,
n. v.t. 1. to set again.
2. to set back the odometer on (a vehicle) to a lower reading.
v.i. 3. to become set again.
n. 4. the act of resetting.
5. something reset.
[1645–55]
re•set′ta•ble, adj.
re•set′ter, n.
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