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
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Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
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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:
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A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
Trust me, that was a setup!
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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:
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(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.
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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.
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)