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 announcement galvanised super-fan Carys Ashby to set up the petition to try to save it, but as the last of more than 4,500 episodes is broadcast, she has accepted defeat, saying its final bow represents the "end of an era".

From BBC

She didn’t return the one against the Patriots for a score, but it did set up a touchdown pass from Emily Wagner to Meadow Moore in the first half that put Birmingham on the defensive.

From Los Angeles Times

Concern about this rising demand has prompted the NHS in England to set up a taskforce.

From BBC

In 1984, he left the administration and helped set up Gibson Dunn office in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

The AoS was set up as part of Israel’s ceasefire agreement with Syria in 1974, following Israel’s earlier occupation of the Golan Heights.

From BBC

Related Words

• arrange
• assemble
• begin
• build
• build up
• construct
• create
• erect
• establish
• found
• inaugurate
• initiate
• install
• institute
• introduce
• launch
• open
• organize
• prepare
• put up