put into a certain place: "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the mising children"; also with abstract objects and locations: "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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hold
have or hold in one's hands; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; also metaphorically: "A crazy idea took hold of him"
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suppress
to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires"