ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Reset', Synonyms of 'Reset' & More on 'Reset'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

reset
    n 1: 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,
       reset]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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