go set

verb

To fail to make bid, thereby earning a negative score.

“Since Leon had no meld in our last canasta hand, he went set his red threes.”

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Meanings

verbgo set (third-person singular simple present goes set, present participle going set, simple past went set, past participle gone set)

present singular third person goes set · participle present going set · past went set · participle past gone set

  1. card gamesTo fail to make bid, thereby earning a negative score.
  2. broadlycard gamesTo earn a negative score, in any context.

    Since Leon had no meld in our last canasta hand, he went set his red threes.

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APA

go set. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20set

MLA

“go set.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20set. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go set,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20set.

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