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  • 41set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …

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  • 42set — I. verb (set; setting) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2 …

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  • 43Action directe (armed group) — For other uses, see Action Directe (disambiguation). Action directe Dates of operation 1979–1987 Active region(s) France Action directe (AD) was a French …

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  • 44Action potential — In physiology, an action potential is a short lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, following a consistent trajectory. Action potentials occur in several types of animal cells, called… …

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  • 45Action film — Some of the most well known old school action film heroes. From left: (top row) Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Steven Segal (bottom row) Dolph Lundgren, Jean Claude Van Damme, Wesley Snipes, Jackie Chan Action film is a… …

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  • 46Action at La Hogue (1692) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of La Hogue partof=the War of the Grand Alliance date=21st 24th May OS(1st 4th June(NS)), 1692 place=Saint Vaast la Hougue, France result= English victory combatant1=France combatant2=England… …

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  • 47Action Quake 2 — Infobox VG |title = Action Quake II developer = The A Team (Akimbo Team Productions, LLC) engine = Quake II version = 1.0c (stable client) released = November 12, 1998 (v1.0c) genre = FPS modes = Multiplayer ratings = Not rated platforms =… …

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  • 48set — [[t]sɛt[/t]] v. set, set•ting, n. adj. 1) to put (something or someone) in a particular place, position, or posture: to set a vase on a table; Set the baby on her feet[/ex] 2) to put or cause to pass into some condition: to set a house on fire;… …

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  • 49Set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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  • 50set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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