Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Reset /(r?"s?t)/ · Re·set · IPA /ɹiːˈsɛt/ n. n. v. t. 01 n. The act of resetting. 1. The act of resetting. 2. That which is reset; matter set up again.(Print.) 02 n. The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. 1. The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw.(Scots Law) 03 v. t. To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal. 1. To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal.(Scots Law) “We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here.” — Sir. W. Scott.