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setup en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɛtʌp/ (Canada, General-American)
  • sĕt'ŭp'
  • /ˈsɛtʌp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsetɐp/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈsɛɾʌp] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Deverbal from set up.

Meanings

  1. Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
    • The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
  2. The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
    • The classroom setup was simple and efficient.
    • Shapiro says KYW would keep two separate news staffs that would work together, similar to WBZ's setup. 1993, Billboard, volume 105, number 21, page 106:
    • For some stretches, Berhalter’s usual 4-3-3 setup played more as a 4-4-2, with Tim Weah pushing up alongside Wright and McKennie moving to the right side. 25 November 2022, Jonathan Tannenwald, “U.S. dominates England for long stretches, but plays to 0-0 tie at World Cup”, in The Philadeplhia Inquirer:
  3. A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
    • Trust me, that was a setup!
  4. An installer.
    • You still have to run the setup and select the display driver after restarting Windows. Installing Windows NT drivers was tedious (but we could back up system files), and OS/2 was tiresome; […] 1995 August 28, InfoWorld, page 80:
  5. (qualifier:operations) The process or instance of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
    • A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.
  6. The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.
    • There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales.
  7. A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.
    • The jab is most commonly used as a setup for other strikes.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
setups Number=Plur lexicographic
set-up alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

setup block · setup time · setup man · setup fee

Relateds

the adjective and verb · set up

Synonyms

makeready · configuration (the fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · frameup (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · stitch-up (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · layout (the fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · apparatus (equipment) · make-ready · loadout (equipment)

Translations (77)

de abgekartetes Spiel (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · fi asennusohjelma (computing: an installer) · fr installation (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · de Installationsprogramm (computing: an installer) · sh instalacijski alat (computing: an installer) · sh instalacijski program (computing: an installer) · de Falle (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · fi laitteisto (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · et seaded (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · fi järjestely (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · el εγκατάσταση (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · da opsætning (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · hu telepítő (computing: an installer) · ru обстановка (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · de Einrichtung (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · de Installer (computing: an installer) · de Gerät (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · et seadistus (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · pl instalator (computing: an installer) · it configurazione (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · da opstilling (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · it impostazione (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · es instalador (computing: an installer) · ru инсталля́тор (computing: an installer) · cmn 陷害 (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · cs instalátor (computing: an installer) · bg устано́вка (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · ru устано́вка (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · pl urządzenie (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · pl sprzęt (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · pl ustawka (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · es leva (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · pl konfiguracja (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · pl intryga (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · de Aufbau (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · pl aparatura (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · de Inszenierung (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · et lavastus (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · fi lavastus (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · es maquinación (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · pl wrobienie (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · ka ინსტალატორი (computing: an installer) · eo instalilo (computing: an installer) · de Anordnung (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · it apparecchio (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · de Einrichtung (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · de Vorrichtung (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · ru подста́ва (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · it dispositivo (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · pt armação (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · sl namestitveno orodje (computing: an installer) · ms pemasang (computing: an installer) · id pemasang (computing: an installer) · gl instalador (computing: an installer) · pl machinacja (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · pl maszyneria (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · bg инсталатор (computing: an installer) · mk местенка (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · bg организация (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · pl zasadzka (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · bg устройство (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · ru условия (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · pl przyrząd (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · es trampucheta (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · it assetto (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · it impianto (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · eo agordilo (computing: an installer) · pl ustawienie (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · it allestimento (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · eo instal-asistanto (computing: an installer) · it situazione (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) · it macchinazione (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · sv installationsprogram (computing: an installer) · bg постановка (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · fr coup monté (situation orchestrated to frame someone) · de Installation (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) · pl pułapka (situation orchestrated to frame someone)

setup en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɛtʌp/ (Canada, General-American)
  • sĕt'ŭp'
  • /ˈsɛtʌp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsetɐp/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈsɛɾʌp] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Deverbal from set up.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of set up.
    alt of set up

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
set-up alternative lexicographic