set up

1.  Place in an upright position, as in I keep setting up this lamp but it won't stay up. [c. 1200]
2.  Elevate, raise; also, put in a position of authority or power, as in They set him up as their leader. [Late 1300s]
3.  Put oneself forward, claim to be, as in He set himself up as an authority on the banking system. [Mid-1800s]
4.  Assemble, erect, make ready for use, as in They set up the sound system last night. [c. 1200]
5.  Establish, found, as in They set up a new charity for the homeless. [Early 1400s]
6.  Establish in business by providing capital or other backing, as in His father set her up in a new dental practice. [First half of 1500s]
7.  Treat someone to drinks, pay for drinks, as in Please let us set you up tonight. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
8.  Stimulate or exhilarate, as in That victory really set up our team. [c. 1600]
9.  Lay plans for, as in I think they set up the kidnapping months ago. [First half of 1900s]
10.  Prepare someone for a deception or trickery or joke, as in They set up their victim for the usual real estate scam, or Her friends set her up so that she was the only person in costume. [Mid-1900s]
11.  Cause, bring about, as in The new taxes set up howls of protest. [Mid-1800s]

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v

Definition: start
Antonyms: conclude, end, finish

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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 15 meanings:

Meaning #1: set up or found
  Synonyms: establish, found, launch

Meaning #2: make by putting pieces together
  Synonyms: assemble, piece, put together, tack, tack together

Meaning #3: construct, build, or erect
  Synonyms: raise, erect, rear, put up

Meaning #4: get ready for a particular purpose or event
  Synonyms: lay out, set

Meaning #5: put into a proper or systematic order
  Synonym: arrange

Meaning #6: begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.

Meaning #7: take or catch as if in a snare or trap
  Synonyms: ensnare, entrap, frame

Meaning #8: cause to happen or occur
  Synonyms: effect, effectuate, bring about

Meaning #9: set up for use
  Synonyms: install, instal, put in

Meaning #10: place
  Synonyms: install, instal, establish

Meaning #11: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; of elections
  Synonym: rig

Meaning #12: erect and fasten
  Synonym: pitch

Meaning #13: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.
  Synonyms: arrange, put, order

Meaning #14: equip with sails, masts, etc.; of ships
  Synonyms: rig, set

Meaning #15: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  Synonyms: prepare, ready, gear up, set

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The adjective set up has one meaning:

Meaning #1: well established and ready to function

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - arrangement, opstilling, situation, indretning, struktur, opbygning

Français (French)
n. - guet-apens, assemblage, maquillage, ingrédients (pour la préparation de boissons alcoolisées), fausse victoire, victoire facile, supercherie, canular, tromperie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufbau, System

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οργάνωση, συγκρότημα, διάρθρωση, συγκρότηση, σκηνικό, πλατό έτοιμο για γύρισμα σκηνής, σκευωρία (ή το θύμα της)

Italiano (Italian)
trappola, tranello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sistemação (f), colocação (f)

Русский (Russian)
осанка, система, структура, обстановка, мизансцена, план, интрига, прибор/куверт, наладка, полный состав ударных инструментов джаз-оркестра

Español (Spanish)
n. - asechanza, celada, trampa, emboscada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppbyggnad, struktur, organisation, planläggning, uppställning, montering, fälla, passning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
组织, 机构, 装配, 计划, 方案, 准备

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 組織, 機構, 裝配, 計劃, 方案, 準備

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조직의 편제, 자세, (실험용) 장비

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 体格のよい

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלכודת, מבנה ארגוני, הסדר, סידור, ייסוד עסק, החלמה‬

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