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  2. SET SOMETHING UP definition: 1. to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.: 2. to arrange…. Learn more.

    • Setup

      an arrangement of things that allows something to happen, or...

  3. 1. (also intr) to put (someone) into a position of power, etc. 2. (also intr) to begin or enable (someone) to begin (a new venture), as by acquiring or providing means, equipment, etc. 3. to build or construct. to set up a shed. 4. to raise, cause, or produce.

  4. If you describe a situation as a set-up, you mean that people have planned it in order to deceive you or to make it look as if you have done something wrong.

  5. an arrangement of things that allows something to happen, or the process that prepares this arrangement: [ C ] The novel's setup smacks of stereotype, but its heroine has a strong voice and a spine of steel. [ U ] This television's excellent on-screen display make setup a breeze.

  6. set to, [no object] to begin work with strength and activity: Let's set to and clean things up. set up : to put in an upright or ready position: [ ~ + up + object ] to set up a roadblock.

  7. Definitions of set up. verb. create by putting components or members together. “They set up a committee”. synonyms: assemble, piece, put together, tack, tack together. see more. erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure. verb. construct, build, or erect.

  8. a situation in which somebody tricks you or makes it seem as if you have done something wrong. He didn't steal the goods. It was a set-up. Definition of set-up noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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