setup — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Examples

   The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.

2. The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

   Examples

   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.

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   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.

3. A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.

   Examples

   Trust me, that was a setup!

4. An installer.

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   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; […]

5. The process or instance of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.

   Synonyms

   make-readymakeready

   Examples

   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.

   Examples

   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.

   Examples

   The jab is most commonly used as a setup for other strikes.

Noun

1. equipment designed to serve a specific function

   Synonyms

   apparatus

   Broader terms

   equipment

2. the way something is organized or arranged

   Broader terms

   mannermodestylewayfashion

   Examples

   it takes time to learn the setup around here

3. an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

   Synonyms

   frame-up

   Broader terms

   falsificationfalsehood