To set or place.To set or place upon; distribute over; bestud; besprinkle: now only in the perfect participle.To come upon or against; set upon in attack, or so as to perplex, endanger, or hem in; press upon severely, vigorously, or from all sides: as, to beset one with blows or with entreaties.To employ; spend; use up.To become; suit; look well on.