Setup

//ˈsɛtʌp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

    "The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."

  2. 2
    an act that incriminates someone on a false charge wordnet
  3. 3
    The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

    "The classroom setup was simple and efficient."

  4. 4
    equipment designed to serve a specific function wordnet
  5. 5
    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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  1. 6
    the way something is organized or arranged wordnet
  2. 7
    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; […]"

  3. 8
    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."

  4. 9
    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."

  5. 10
    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."

Verb
  1. 1
    Misspelling of set up. alt-of, misspelling

Etymology

Etymology 1

Deverbal from set up.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from set up.

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