ALL meanings of set in concrete
set in con·crete
S s - adjective set in concrete constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity. 1
- adjective set in concrete pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular (opposed to general): concrete ideas. 1
- adjective set in concrete representing or applied to an actual substance or thing, as opposed to an abstract quality: The words “cat,” “water,” and “teacher” are concrete, whereas the words “truth,” “excellence,” and “adulthood” are abstract. 1
- adjective set in concrete made of concrete: a concrete pavement. 1
- adjective set in concrete formed by coalescence of separate particles into a mass; united in a coagulated, condensed, or solid mass or state. 1
- noun set in concrete an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden. Compare reinforced concrete. 1
- noun set in concrete any of various other artificial building or paving materials, as those containing tar. 1
- noun set in concrete a concrete idea or term; a word or notion having an actual or existent thing or instance as its referent. 1
- noun set in concrete a mass formed by coalescence or concretion of particles of matter. 1
- verb with object set in concrete to treat or lay with concrete: to concrete a sidewalk. 1
- verb with object set in concrete to form into a mass by coalescence of particles; render solid. 1
- verb with object set in concrete to make real, tangible, or particular. 1
- verb without object set in concrete to coalesce into a mass; become solid; harden. 1
- verb without object set in concrete to use or apply concrete. 1
- idioms set in concrete set / cast in concrete, to put (something) in final form; finalize so as to prevent change or reversal: The basic agreement sets in concrete certain policies. 1