setup

[ set-uhp ]

/ ˈsɛtˌʌp /

noun

organization; arrangement.

an act or instance of setting up or getting ready: The setup of the lights and camera took most of the morning.

the carriage of the body; bearing.

a camera position, as for a particular shot.

everything required for an alcoholic drink except the liquor, as a glass, ice, and soda water, as served to patrons who provide their own liquor.

Informal.

an undertaking or contest deliberately made easy.
a match or game arranged with an opponent who can be defeated without risk or effort.
an opponent easy to defeat.

Sports.

a shot or play that results in a puck, shuttlecock, ball, or balls being so positioned as to provide a player with an easy opportunity for a winning shot: a playmaker who excels in setups.
the position of such a puck, ball, etc.: a setup close to and to the left of the goalkeeper.
the puck, ball, etc., itself: The wing banged the setup into the goal.

an arrangement of all the tools, parts, apparatus, etc., necessary for any of various specific jobs or purposes.

the equipment or items necessary for a particular activity or period; kit: Each student gets a weekly setup of clean blankets, sheets, and towels.

a plan or projected course of action.

a prearranged situation or circumstance, usually created to fool or trap someone; trick; scheme.

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Origin of setup

First recorded in 1600–10; noun use of verb phrase set up

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set-up

[ set-uhp ]

/ ˈsɛtˌʌp /

noun

Surveying.

station(def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.

setting-up exercise.

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He was actually outside the age range for what my account was setup for.

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In one passage Brother Consolmango explains the setup of daily life as a science priest.

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It seemed crammed with characters, and like a setup film for The Sinister Six spin-off.

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Like all pilots, the majority of the episode is devoted to setup.

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Well, Electro is part of the Sinister Six, and this movie is really a setup movie.

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The setup was inspected twice daily by the commander or his executive.

The Armed Forces Officer |U. S. Department of Defense
A hasty, last-moment inspection was carried out, every man checking certain details of the setup.

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No matter how foolproof you think your setup is, if you start smuggling you're bound to get caught.

Smugglers' Reef |John Blaine
Instead of pulling a ship to ground, in the setup he'd made, the new fields pulled the ground toward the ship.

The Pirates of Ersatz |Murray Leinster
Their setup for killing, imprisonment, bribery and blackmail functions too well.

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