setup — Английский словарь

Существительное

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

   Примеры

   The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.

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

   Примеры

   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.

   Другие примеры (1)

   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.

   Примеры

   Trust me, that was a setup!

4. An installer.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   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.

   Синонимы

   make-readymakeready

   Примеры

   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.

   Примеры

   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.

   Примеры

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

Существительное

1. equipment designed to serve a specific function

   Синонимы

   apparatus

   Более общие понятия

   equipment

2. the way something is organized or arranged

   Более общие понятия

   mannermodestylewayfashion

   Примеры

   it takes time to learn the setup around here

3. an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

   Синонимы

   frame-up

   Более общие понятия

   falsificationfalsehood