setup

1 of 2

noun

set·up ˈset-ˌəp How to pronounce setup (audio)

: carriage of the body

especially : erect and soldierly bearing

: constitution, makeup

: the assembly and arrangement of the tools and apparatus required for the performance of an operation

: the preparation and adjustment of machines for an assigned task

: a table setting

: glass, ice, and mixer served to patrons who supply their own liquor

: a camera position from which a scene is filmed

also : the footage taken from one camera position

: the final arrangement of the scenery and properties for a scene of a theatrical or cinematic production

: a position of the balls in billiards or pool from which it is easy to score

: a task or contest purposely made easy

: something easy to get or accomplish

: something (such as a plot) that has been constructed or contrived

: the execution of a planned scoring play in sports

: the manner in which the elements or components of a machine, apparatus, or system are arranged, designed, or assembled

: the patterns within which political, social, or administrative forces operate : customary or established practice

: project, plan

: something done by deceit or trickery in order to compromise or frame someone

set up

2 of 2

verb

set up; setting up; sets up

transitive verb

: to raise to and place in a high position

: to place in view : post

: to put forward (something, such as a plan) for acceptance

: to place upright : erect

set up a statue

: to assemble the parts of and erect in position

: to put (a machine) in readiness or adjustment for an operation

: cause, create

set up a clamor

: bring about

: to place in power or in office

set up the general as dictator

: to raise from depression : elate, gratify

: to make proud or vain

: to put forward or extol as a model

: to claim oneself to be

sets himself up as an authority

: found, inaugurate

: to provide with means of making a living

set him up in business

: to bring or restore to normal health

: to cause (one) to take on a soldierly or athletic appearance especially through drill

: to erect (a perpendicular or a figure) on a base in a drawing

: to make taut (a stay or hawser)

: to tighten firmly

: to make carefully worked out plans for

set up a bank robbery

: to pay for (drinks)

: to treat (someone) to something

: to put in a compromising or dangerous position usually by trickery or deceit

: frame sense 3

: to execute one or more plays in preparation for scoring

intransitive verb

: to come into active operation or use

: to begin business

: to make pretensions

has never set up to be a wise man

Thomas Rogers

: to become firm

Example Sentences

Noun Setup of the new software is a breeze. It took me a while to learn the setup of the office's filing system. We had a great setup. On my days off, my wife would work from home while I took care of the kids. The software makes it easy to create custom setups. Verb set up tables in the living room for the party set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Najimy describes the setup for the songs' place in the narrative as similar to the first film's.

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 That’s what Jarriel Jordan worries about, too — the setup for more ways that things can go wrong between police and kids.

Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 These nominations are a great setup for Wilson’s upcoming album Bell Bottom Country, which is due Oct. 28, 12 days before the CMA Awards are presented in Nashville.

Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 There is a light touch that may occasionally make one think that serious stuff isn’t going on, but that light touch is merely a setup for a knockout punch of quiet emotion.

John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 Other than that, the main difference between the barbell and dumbbell hip thrusts is the setup.

Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 8 Aug. 2022 This is a perfect setup for hosting friends, roasting smores, and enjoying your backyard (almost) year-round.

Haley Sprankle, Wired, 13 July 2022 On the one hand, this happy ending — and setup for a second season — feels pretty jury-rigged.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 By default, Layer 1 access is setup, but Layer 2 can be triggered by depositing Ethereum to Layer 2.

Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 23 May 2022

Verb

Authorities set up barricades for long lines stretching several blocks.

WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 That set up Trubisky's 2-yard TD pass to Najee Harris for a 17-3 edge.

Mitch Stacy, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Volunteers and public health workers set up shop in parks, churches, post offices and community centers Thursday for the largest event for overdose reversal drug training and distribution in West Virginia's history.

Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, senior Marvin Bell ran for 103 yards with a score and set up junior quarterback Casey Bullock for the Eagles’ go-ahead score against Cherry Creek.

Matt Goul, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Our brains and throats just aren’t set up for the stuff.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 The city of Chicago has set up a website for members of the public who want to volunteer to help the migrants or donate items like clothing, books, diapers and more.

CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 The city of Chicago set up a website for members of the public who want to volunteer to help the migrants or donate to the cause.

Chron, 5 Sep. 2022 His 56-yard catch from Ashford in the third quarter set up Hunter for a three-yard TD run at the mark 3:47 in the third.

al, 3 Sep. 2022 See More

sets up

verb

present tense third-person singular of set up

as in puts

to arrange something in a certain spot or position set up tables in the living room for the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

puts
places
situates
positions
deposits
locates
emplaces
sticks
lays
sets
disposes
fixes
plants
parks
deposes
moves
shifts
lays out
slaps
locks
sets down
claps
establishes
reorders
rearranges
plops
carries
orients
planks
niches
collects
assembles
plunks
plumps
flops
lines up
plunks down
ranks
berths
ensconces
wedges
plonks
anchors
lodges
queues
affixes
settles
arrays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

takes
removes
relocates
replaces
supersedes
displaces
supplants
banishes
dislodges

as in founds

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city

Synonyms & Similar Words

founds
establishes
pioneers
initiates
creates
launches
introduces
institutes
plants
begins
inaugurates
constitutes
innovates
starts
constructs
originates
authors
organizes
fathers
makes up
devises
manufactures
cooks (up)
develops
funds
produces
invents
concocts
puts up
systemizes
conceives
refounds
finances
systematizes
expands
thinks (up)
contrives
subsidizes
enlarges
reinitiates
fabricates
endows
arranges
reinstitutes
relaunches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

shuts (up)
closes (down)
phases out
stops
ends
nullifies
abolishes
annihilates
annuls
finishes
rounds (off or out)
terminates
winds up
halts
wraps up

as in erects

to fix in an upright position set up a post from which to hang the sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

erects
raises
puts up
lifts
hoists
rears
upraises
pitches
upends
ups
braces
supports
elevates
buttresses
picks up
hikes
cranes
upholds
uplifts
heightens
props (up)
perks (up)
hefts
boosts
shores (up)
jacks (up)
heaves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tears down
knocks down
levels
demolishes
razes
flattens

as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials set up the prefabricated shed by following the instructions

Synonyms & Similar Words

builds
constructs
assembles
makes
creates
puts up
confects
pieces
makes up
puts together
erects
designs
manufactures
produces
establishes
raises
fabricates
shapes
rears
throws up
generates
prefabricates
rebuilds
carpenters
frames
begins
molds
fashions
concocts
organizes
institutes
originates
hammers
fathers
founds
initiates
reedifies
forges
coins
constitutes
devises
cooks (up)
handcrafts
innovates
invents
reconstructs
inaugurates
imagines
conceives
rigs (up)
retrofits
combines
reassembles
contrives
jerry-builds
unites
thinks (up)
redevelops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

takes down
knocks down
tears down
strikes
blows up
levels
destroys
dismantles
demounts
disassembles
dismembers
smashes
ruins
wrecks
pulverizes
shatters
pulls down
explodes
razes
demolishes
devastates
ruinates
disengages
detaches
divides
flattens
separates
disjoins
disconnects
disunites

as in heals

to restore to a healthy condition don't worry, the doctor will set you up in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

heals
cures
rehabilitates
fixes
treats
repairs
alleviates
revives
rehabs
attends (to)
physics
ministers (to)
medicates
mends
doctors
remedies
revitalizes
resuscitates
rejuvenates
renews
nurses
cares (for)
relieves
fortifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

wounds
damages
impairs
hurts
harms
injures
lames
disables
cripples
afflicts
lays up
saps
mutilates
weakens
maims
lacerates
wastes
ails
sickens
mangles
debilitates
enervates
enfeebles

单词	sets up
释义	setup 1 of 2 noun set·up ˈset-ˌəp 1 a : carriage of the body especially : erect and soldierly bearing b : constitution, makeup 2 a : the assembly and arrangement of the tools and apparatus required for the performance of an operation b : the preparation and adjustment of machines for an assigned task 3 a : a table setting b : glass, ice, and mixer served to patrons who supply their own liquor 4 a : a camera position from which a scene is filmed also : the footage taken from one camera position b : the final arrangement of the scenery and properties for a scene of a theatrical or cinematic production 5 a : a position of the balls in billiards or pool from which it is easy to score b : a task or contest purposely made easy c : something easy to get or accomplish d : something (such as a plot) that has been constructed or contrived e : the execution of a planned scoring play in sports 6 a : the manner in which the elements or components of a machine, apparatus, or system are arranged, designed, or assembled b : the patterns within which political, social, or administrative forces operate : customary or established practice 7 : project, plan 8 : something done by deceit or trickery in order to compromise or frame someone set up 2 of 2 verb set up; setting up; sets up transitive verb 1 a : to raise to and place in a high position b : to place in view : post c : to put forward (something, such as a plan) for acceptance 2 a : to place upright : erect set up a statue b : to assemble the parts of and erect in position c : to put (a machine) in readiness or adjustment for an operation 3 a : cause, create set up a clamor b : bring about 4 : to place in power or in office set up the general as dictator 5 a : to raise from depression : elate, gratify b : to make proud or vain 6 a : to put forward or extol as a model b : to claim oneself to be sets himself up as an authority 7 : found, inaugurate 8 a : to provide with means of making a living set him up in business b : to bring or restore to normal health c : to cause (one) to take on a soldierly or athletic appearance especially through drill 9 : to erect (a perpendicular or a figure) on a base in a drawing 10 a : to make taut (a stay or hawser) b : to tighten firmly 11 : to make carefully worked out plans for set up a bank robbery 12 a : to pay for (drinks) b : to treat (someone) to something 13 a : to put in a compromising or dangerous position usually by trickery or deceit b : frame sense 3 14 : to execute one or more plays in preparation for scoring intransitive verb 1 : to come into active operation or use 2 : to begin business 3 : to make pretensions has never set up to be a wise man Thomas Rogers 4 : to become firm Phrases set up housekeeping : to establish one's living quarters set up shop : to start a business or activity in a particular place Synonyms Noun arrangement configuration conformation format formation layout setout Verb depose deposit dispose emplace fix lay place position put set situate stick See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Setup of the new software is a breeze. It took me a while to learn the setup of the office's filing system. We had a great setup. On my days off, my wife would work from home while I took care of the kids. The software makes it easy to create custom setups. Verb set up tables in the living room for the party set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Najimy describes the setup for the songs' place in the narrative as similar to the first film's. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 That’s what Jarriel Jordan worries about, too — the setup for more ways that things can go wrong between police and kids. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 These nominations are a great setup for Wilson’s upcoming album Bell Bottom Country, which is due Oct. 28, 12 days before the CMA Awards are presented in Nashville. Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 There is a light touch that may occasionally make one think that serious stuff isn’t going on, but that light touch is merely a setup for a knockout punch of quiet emotion. John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 Other than that, the main difference between the barbell and dumbbell hip thrusts is the setup. Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 8 Aug. 2022 This is a perfect setup for hosting friends, roasting smores, and enjoying your backyard (almost) year-round. Haley Sprankle, Wired, 13 July 2022 On the one hand, this happy ending — and setup for a second season — feels pretty jury-rigged. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 By default, Layer 1 access is setup, but Layer 2 can be triggered by depositing Ethereum to Layer 2. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 23 May 2022 Verb Authorities set up barricades for long lines stretching several blocks. WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 That set up Trubisky's 2-yard TD pass to Najee Harris for a 17-3 edge. Mitch Stacy, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Volunteers and public health workers set up shop in parks, churches, post offices and community centers Thursday for the largest event for overdose reversal drug training and distribution in West Virginia's history. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, senior Marvin Bell ran for 103 yards with a score and set up junior quarterback Casey Bullock for the Eagles’ go-ahead score against Cherry Creek. Matt Goul, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Our brains and throats just aren’t set up for the stuff. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 The city of Chicago has set up a website for members of the public who want to volunteer to help the migrants or donate items like clothing, books, diapers and more. CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 The city of Chicago set up a website for members of the public who want to volunteer to help the migrants or donate to the cause. Chron, 5 Sep. 2022 His 56-yard catch from Ashford in the third quarter set up Hunter for a three-yard TD run at the mark 3:47 in the third. al, 3 Sep. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a sets up verb present tense third-person singular of set up 1 as in puts to arrange something in a certain spot or position set up tables in the living room for the party Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance puts places situates positions deposits locates emplaces sticks lays sets disposes fixes plants parks deposes moves shifts lays out slaps locks sets down claps establishes reorders rearranges plops carries orients planks niches collects assembles plunks plumps flops lines up plunks down ranks berths ensconces wedges plonks anchors lodges queues affixes settles arrays Antonyms & Near Antonyms takes removes relocates replaces supersedes displaces supplants banishes dislodges See More 2 as in founds to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city Synonyms & Similar Words founds establishes pioneers initiates creates launches introduces institutes plants begins inaugurates constitutes innovates starts constructs originates authors organizes fathers makes up devises manufactures cooks (up) develops funds produces invents concocts puts up systemizes conceives refounds finances systematizes expands thinks (up) contrives subsidizes enlarges reinitiates fabricates endows arranges reinstitutes relaunches Antonyms & Near Antonyms shuts (up) closes (down) phases out stops ends nullifies abolishes annihilates annuls finishes rounds (off or out) terminates winds up halts wraps up See More 3 as in erects to fix in an upright position set up a post from which to hang the sign Synonyms & Similar Words erects raises puts up lifts hoists rears upraises pitches upends ups braces supports elevates buttresses picks up hikes cranes upholds uplifts heightens props (up) perks (up) hefts boosts shores (up) jacks (up) heaves Antonyms & Near Antonyms tears down knocks down levels demolishes razes flattens 4 as in builds to form by putting together parts or materials set up the prefabricated shed by following the instructions Synonyms & Similar Words builds constructs assembles makes creates puts up confects pieces makes up puts together erects designs manufactures produces establishes raises fabricates shapes rears throws up generates prefabricates rebuilds carpenters frames begins molds fashions concocts organizes institutes originates hammers fathers founds initiates reedifies forges coins constitutes devises cooks (up) handcrafts innovates invents reconstructs inaugurates imagines conceives rigs (up) retrofits combines reassembles contrives jerry-builds unites thinks (up) redevelops Antonyms & Near Antonyms takes down knocks down tears down strikes blows up levels destroys dismantles demounts disassembles dismembers smashes ruins wrecks pulverizes shatters pulls down explodes razes demolishes devastates ruinates disengages detaches divides flattens separates disjoins disconnects disunites See More 5 as in heals to restore to a healthy condition don't worry, the doctor will set you up in no time Synonyms & Similar Words heals cures rehabilitates fixes treats repairs alleviates revives rehabs attends (to) physics ministers (to) medicates mends doctors remedies revitalizes resuscitates rejuvenates renews nurses cares (for) relieves fortifies Antonyms & Near Antonyms wounds damages impairs hurts harms injures lames disables cripples afflicts lays up saps mutilates weakens maims lacerates wastes ails sickens mangles debilitates enervates enfeebles See More
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setup

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