set to

• POS: Noun Phrase, Verb (intransitive)

THESAURUS

set to

accept, affix, altercate, anchor, annex, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, assume, attach, attack, attempt, barney, begin, belay, bicker, bickering, blast away, blast off, brawl, broil, buckle to, casuistry, cement, cinch, clamp, clinch, commence, contention, controversy, cramp, defense, differ, disputation, dispute, dive in, dive into, dustup, embark, embark in, embark upon, endeavor, engage in, engraft, enter, enter on, enter upon, fall into, fall to, fasten, feud, fight, fix, flite, flyting, get busy, get cracking, get going, get off, get to, get under way, get with it, go about, go ahead, go at, go in for, go into, go to it, go upon, graft, grapple, hassle, have at, have words, head into, hop to it, hubbub, join issue, jump off, jump to it, kick off, knit, knock-down-and-drag-out, launch, launch forth, launch into, lay about, light into, litigation, logomachy, make fast, moor, move into, open, paper war, passage of arms, pitch in, pitch into, plunge into, polemic, polemics, proceed to, put to, quarrel, rhubarb, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, sail into, scrap, screw up, secure, send off, set, set about, set at, set forward, set going, set in, set out, set sail, set to work, shindy, spar, spat, squabble, start, start in, start off, start out, tackle, take off, take on, take up, tiff, tighten, trice up, trim, turn to, undertake, venture upon, verbal engagement, wade into, war of words, wrangle, wrangling

ROGET THESAURUS

set to

Undertaking

VB undertake, engage in, embark in, launch into, plunge into, volunteer, apprentice oneself to, engage, contract, take upon oneself, take upon one's shoulders, devote oneself to, take up, take in hand, tackle, set about, go about, set to, fall to, set to work, launch forth, set up shop, put in hand, put in execution, set forward, break the neck of a business, be in, for, put one's hand to, put one's foot in, betake oneself to, turn one's hand to, go to do, begin one's, broach one's, institute one's, put one's hand to the plow, lay one's hand to the plow, put one's shoulder to the wheel, have in hand, have many irons in the fire.

Beginning

VB begin, start, commence, conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter, set out, embark in, incept, initiate, launch, inaugurate, inchoate, rise, arise, originate, usher in, lead off, lead the way, take the lead, take the initiative, head, stand at the head, stand first, stand for, lay the foundations, found, set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion, apply the match to a train, broach, open up, open the door to, get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to, make a beginning, make a start, handsel, take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf, break ground, break the ice, break cover, pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon, open fire, open the ball, ventilate, air, undertake, come into existence, come into the world, make one's debut, take birth, burst forth, break out, spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize, begin at the beginning, begin ab ovo, begin again, begin de novo, start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.

Contention

VB contend, contest, strive, struggle, scramble, wrestle, spar, square, exchange blows, exchange fisticuffs, fib, justle, tussle, tilt, box, stave, fence, skirmish, pickeer, fight, wrangle, contend with, grapple with, engage with, close with, buckle with, bandy with, try conclusions with, have a brush, with, tilt with, encounter, fall foul of, pitch into, clapperclaw, run a tilt at, oppose, reluct, join issue, come to blows, go to loggerheads, set to, come to the scratch, exchange shots, measure swords, meet hand to hand, take up the cudgels, take up the glove, take up the gauntlet, enter the lists, couch one's lance, give satisfaction, appeal to arms, lay about one, break the peace, compete with, cope with, vie with, race with, outvie, emulate, rival, run a race, contend for, stipulate for, stickle for, insist upon, make a point of.

Warfare

VB arm, raise troops, mobilize troops, raise up in arms, take up the cudgels, take up arms, fly to arms, appeal to arms, fly to the sword, draw the sword, unsheathe the sword, dig up the hatchet, dig up the tomahawk, go to war, wage war, let slip the dogs of war, cry havoc, kindle the torch of war, light the torch of war, raise one's banner, raise the fire cross, hoist the black flag, throw away, fling away the scabbard, enroll, enlist, take the field, take the law into one's own hands, do battle, give battle, join battle, engage in battle, go to battle, flesh one's sword, set to, fall to, engage, measure swords with, draw the trigger, cross swords, come to blows, come to close quarters, fight, combat, contend, battle with, break a lance with, raise the jolly roger, run up the jolly roger, serve, see service, be on service, be on active service, campaign, wield the sword, shoulder a musket, smell powder, be under fire, spill blood, imbrue the hands in blood, on the warpath, carry on war, carry on hostilities, keep the field, fight the good fight, fight it out, fight like devils, fight one's way, fight hand to hand, sell one's life dearly, pay the ferryman's fee.