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1. a. : carriage of the body. especially : erect and soldierly bearing. b. : constitution, makeup. 2. a. : the assembly and arrangement of the tools and apparatus required for the performance of an operation. b. : the preparation and adjustment of machines for an assigned task. 3. a. : a table setting. b.
to establish someone or yourself in a business or position: After he left college, his father set him up in the family business. She set her self up as an interior designer. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (BENEFIT) to provide the money that someone needs for an important task or activity that is expected to last a long time:
an arrangement of things that allows something to happen, or the process that prepares this arrangement: [ C ] The novel's setup smacks of stereotype, but its heroine has a strong voice and a spine of steel. [ U ] This television's excellent on-screen display make setup a breeze.
1. (also intr) to put (someone) 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.
1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place: set a book on a table; set the photo next to the flowers. 2. a. To put into a specified state: set the prisoner at liberty; set the house ablaze; set the machine in motion. b. To cause to begin an action: The noise set the dog to barking. c.
a prepared arrangement of materials, machines, etc, for a job or undertaking. a station at which a surveying instrument, esp a theodolite, is set up. films the position of the camera, microphones, and performers at the beginning of a scene.
setup. A particular setup is a particular system or way of organizing something. It appears to be an idyllic domestic setup. If you describe a situation as a setup, you mean that people have planned it in order to deceive you or to make it look as if you have done something wrong.
