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reset Definition


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reset1
verb
    1. To set (eg a broken limb, the type of a book, a stone in a piece of jewellery, etc) again or differently.
    2. To reposition (a counter, guage, etc) at zero.
noun
    1. The action of setting something again or differently.
    2. Something that is reset.
Etymology: 17c.





reset2
verb
    1. To knowingly receive, handle or dispose of stolen goods.
noun
    1. The act or an instance of doing this.
      Example: was charged with reset
Derivative: resetter
noun
    Etymology: 18c.



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