Definitions for setup
setup
set·up
Spelling: [set-uhp]
IPA: /ˈsɛtˌʌp/
Setup is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 70 anagrams from letters in setup (epstu).
Definitions for setup
noun
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organization; arrangement.
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an act or instance of setting up or getting ready:
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the carriage of the body; bearing.
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a camera position, as for a particular shot.
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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.
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Informal.
an undertaking or contest deliberately made easy.
a match or game arranged with an opponent who can be defeated without risk or effort.
an opponent easy to defeat.
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Sports.
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:
the position of such a puck, ball, etc.:
the puck, ball, etc., itself:
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an arrangement of all the tools, parts, apparatus, etc., necessary for any of various specific jobs or purposes.
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the equipment or items necessary for a particular activity or period; kit:
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a plan or projected course of action.
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a prearranged situation or circumstance, usually created to fool or trap someone; trick; scheme.
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Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
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setting-up exercise.
Origin of setup
First recorded in 1600-10; noun use of verb phrase set up
Examples for setup
Like all pilots, the majority of the episode is devoted to setup.
He was actually outside the age range for what my account was setup for.
Well, Electro is part of the Sinister Six, and this movie is really a setup movie.
On seeing the fugitives, they setup a shout of surprise and anger.
Their setup for killing, imprisonment, bribery and blackmail functions too well.
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.
The setup was inspected twice daily by the commander or his executive.
It was a one-privy-to-a-floor, cold-water only setup, with a family living in every room.
Glancing into his mirror he took in the setup, then faked a steep climb.