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See also: set-up and set up

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbal from set up.

Pronunciation

Noun

setup (plural setups)

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  1. Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
    The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
  2. The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
    The classroom setup was simple and efficient.
    • 1993, Billboard, volume 105, number 21, page 106:
      Shapiro says KYW would keep two separate news staffs that would work together, similar to WBZ's setup.
    • 25 November 2022, Jonathan Tannenwald, “U.S. dominates England for long stretches, but plays to 0-0 tie at World Cup”, in The Philadeplhia Inquirer:
      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.
    Trust me, that was a setup!
  4. (computing) An installer.
    • 1995 August 28, InfoWorld, page 80:
      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. (operations) 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.
  6. (hydrology) 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.
  7. (boxing) 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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • set up, the adjective and verb

Translations

Verb

setup

  1. Misspelling of set up.

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

From Dutch stoof, stoven, from Middle Dutch stoven. Compare to Afrikaans stoof.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səˈtʊp]
  • Hyphenation: sê‧tup

Noun

sêtup

  1. (cooking) something that is cooked by simmering or stewing
  2. (cooking) compote
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • disetup
  • menyetup
  • penyetupan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səˈtʊp]
  • Hyphenation: sê‧tup

Noun

sêtup

  1. (architecture) terrace of a stilt house

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