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See also: set-up and set up

English

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Etymology

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    Deverbal from set up.

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    Noun

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    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[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.
      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; […]
    6. (operations) The process or instance of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
      Synonyms: make-ready, makeready (used in some trades)
      A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.
    7. (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.
    8. (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.

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    • set up, the adjective and verb

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    Verb

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    setup

    1. Misspelling of set up.

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    Indonesian

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    Etymology 1

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

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    Noun

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    sêtup

    1. (cooking) something that is cooked by simmering or stewing
    2. (cooking) compote
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

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    sêtup

    1. (architecture) terrace of a stilt house

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