Reset

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reset \Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), v. t.
     To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a
     diamond.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Reset \Re"set\ (r?"s?t), n.
     1. The act of resetting.
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     2. (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reset \Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), n. [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving.
     Cf. {Receipt}.] (Scots Law)
     The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw.
     --Jamieson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reset \Re*set"\, v. t. (Scots Law)
     To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal.
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           We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset
           the Southrons here.                      --Sir. W.
                                                    Scott.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reset
       n : device for resetting instruments or controls
       v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock"
       2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
       3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: {readjust}]
       [also: {resetting}]