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setup

[ set-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

organization; arrangement.
an act or instance of setting up or getting ready:
The setup of the lights and camera took most of the morning.
the carriage of the body; bearing.
a camera position, as for a particular shot.
everything required for an alcoholic drink except the liquor, as a glass, ice, and soda water, as served to patrons who provide their own liquor.
Informal.
1. an undertaking or contest deliberately made easy.
2. a match or game arranged with an opponent who can be defeated without risk or effort.
3. an opponent easy to defeat.
Sports.
1. a shot or play that results in a puck, shuttlecock, ball, or balls being so positioned as to provide a player with an easy opportunity for a winning shot:
  a playmaker who excels in setups.
2. the position of such a puck, ball, etc.:
  a setup close to and to the left of the goalkeeper.
3. the puck, ball, etc., itself:
  The wing banged the setup into the goal.
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.
a prearranged situation or circumstance, usually created to fool or trap someone; trick; scheme.

Origin of setup¹

First recorded in 1600–10; noun use of verb phrase set up

The amenities include a fitness room, a sauna, a beauty parlor, and a karaoke setup.

He was actually outside the age range for what my account was setup for.

In one passage Brother Consolmango explains the setup of daily life as a science priest.

It seemed crammed with characters, and like a setup film for The Sinister Six spin-off.

After the Al Jazeera crew ran from the gas, police broken down their light setup and pointed their cameras at the ground.

He said quickly: "Come to think of it, Arnold did mention that he was here most of last night, working on setup."

Something about the conditional setup seemed to give me an idea.

Without your setup, think of all the people that might have been killed or injured!

In the meantime, Bud and I will go to work on this setup here.

Think what a wonderful 'inside man' he'd make in the enemy setup!

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