set back

set back
Synonyms and related words:
arrest, backpedal, backwater, bog down, bottle up, brake, bridle, check, clip the wings, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, countercheck, curb, curtail, dam up, damp, dampen, decelerate, delay, dent, depress, detain, dimple, dint, dompt, draw rein, ease off, ease up, engrave, enjoin, govern, guard, hang up, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold fast, hold in, hold in check, hold in leash, hold up, impede, impress, imprint, indent, inhibit, intercept, interfere, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep under control, lay under restraint, let down, let up, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, meddle, mire, moderate, notch, obstruct, oppose, pit, pock, pockmark, press in, prohibit, pull, pull in, punch, punch in, recess, reef, rein, rein in, relax, repress, resist, restrain, retard, retrench, scotch, set in, slack off, slack up, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up, snub, stamp, stay, straiten, suppress, take in sail, tamp, throttle down, withhold

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  • set back — set (someone/something) back to delay or stop the progress of someone or something. Then I needed a second operation, which really set me back. New violence has set back the peace process …   New idioms dictionary

  • set back — ► set back informal cost (someone) a particular amount of money. Main Entry: ↑set …   English terms dictionary

  • set|back — «SEHT BAK», noun. 1. a check to progress; reverse: »a temporary setback in one s fortunes, an unexpected setback in a patient s recovery. SYNONYM(S): relapse, retardation. 2. a steplike setting back of the outside wall of a tall building to give… …   Useful english dictionary

  • set back — index check (restrain), constrict (inhibit), delay, hinder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • set back — [v] delay, hinder bog down*, decelerate, defeat, detain, embog, hang up*, hold up, impede, mire, retard, reverse, slow, slow down, slow up; concept 130 Ant. advance, forward …   New thesaurus

  • set back — verb 1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1) let s postpone the exam • Syn: ↑postpone, ↑prorogue, ↑hold over, ↑put over, ↑table, ↑shelve, ↑defe …   Useful english dictionary

  • set back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set back : present tense I/you/we/they set back he/she/it sets back present participle setting back past tense set back past participle set back 1) to delay the progress of someone or something The spending… …   English dictionary

  • set back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something sets you back or sets back a project or scheme, it causes a delay. [V n P] It has set us back in so many respects that I m not sure how long it will take for us to catch up... [V P n (not pron)] There will be a risk… …   English dictionary

  • set back — {v.} 1. To cause to put off or get behind schedule; slow up; check. * /The cold weather set back the planting by two weeks./ 2. {informal} To cause to pay out or to lose (a sum of money); cost. * /His new car set him back over $3000./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set back — {v.} 1. To cause to put off or get behind schedule; slow up; check. * /The cold weather set back the planting by two weeks./ 2. {informal} To cause to pay out or to lose (a sum of money); cost. * /His new car set him back over $3000./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set\ back — v 1. To cause to put off or get behind schedule; slow up; check. The cold weather set back the planting by two weeks. 2. informal To cause to pay out or to lose (a sum of money); cost. His new car set him back over $3000 …   Словарь американских идиом

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