set-up

[ set-uhp ]

noun

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

set up

verb

1. also intr to put into a position of power, etc
2. also intr to begin or enable (someone) to begin (a new venture), as by acquiring or providing means, equipment, etc
3. to build or construct

   to set up a shed

4. to raise, cause, or produce

   to set up a wail

5. to advance or propose

   to set up a theory

6. to restore the health of

   the sea air will set you up again

7. to establish (a record)
8. informal.
   to cause (a person) to be blamed, accused, etc
9. informal.
   1. to provide (drinks, etc) for

      set 'em up, Joe!

   2. to pay for the drinks of

      I'll set up the next round

10. printing another term for set 1

noun

1. informal.
   the way in which anything is organized or arranged
2. slang.
   an event the result of which is prearranged

   it's a setup

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

adjective

1. physically well-built

Example Sentences

The ENO will also form a new Greater Manchester Youth Opera Company for people aged 13 to16, and will set up a scheme to develop "new voices and stories in opera".

From BBC

Following the accident, a JustGiving page was set up for the families.

From BBC

However that remains far behind X, as well as Threads, a rival platform set up by Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram.

From BBC

After being intimidated out of east Belfast, the family moved to west Belfast and set up home in the Divis flats on the Falls Road.

From BBC

Most importantly, streamlining the carbon capture process helps reframe what scientists know about the carbon cycle, and is a vital step to setting up more complex strategies for faster and more efficient climate mitigation technologies.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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