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    set up

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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.

  3. 1. a. : carriage of the body. especially : erect and soldierly bearing. b. : constitution, makeup. 2. a. : the assembly and arrangement of the tools and apparatus required for the performance of an operation. b. : the preparation and adjustment of machines for an assigned task. 3. a. : a table setting. b.

  4. a situation that has been arranged for some purpose: He’s in the sign business and has a nice setup with that. setup noun (TRICK) [ C ] an action that deceives someone in order to profit or get an advantage: His family claims the trial was a setup from beginning to end.

  5. 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.

  6. set up. 1. phrasal verb. If you set something up, you create or arrange it. The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...an organization which sets up meetings about issues of interest to women. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

  7. a prepared arrangement of materials, machines, etc, for a job or undertaking. a station at which a surveying instrument, esp a theodolite, is set up. films the position of the camera, microphones, and performers at the beginning of a scene.

  8. British English: set-up NOUN / ˈsetʌp / A particular set-up is a particular system or way of organizing something. It appears to be an idyllic domestic set-up.

  9. 1. to put or place. She set the tray down on the table. poner, colocar. 2. to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal. Please would you set the table for me? poner. 3. to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc ). It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value. poner, fijar, acordar.

  10. 1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place: set a book on a table; set the photo next to the flowers. 2. a. To put into a specified state: set the prisoner at liberty; set the house ablaze; set the machine in motion. b. To cause to begin an action: The noise set the dog to barking. c.

  11. set up meaning, definition, what is set up: to start a company, organization, commit...: Learn more.