SET-UP Definition & Meaning

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set-up

[ set-uhp ]

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noun

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.
setting-up exercise.

set up

verb

also intr to put into a position of power, etc
also intr to begin or enable (someone) to begin (a new venture), as by acquiring or providing means, equipment, etc
to build or construct
to set up a shed
to raise, cause, or produce
to set up a wail
to advance or propose
to set up a theory
to restore the health of
the sea air will set you up again
to establish (a record)
informal.
to cause (a person) to be blamed, accused, etc
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
printing another term for set 1

noun

informal.
the way in which anything is organized or arranged
slang.
an event the result of which is prearranged
it's a setup
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

adjective

physically well-built

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But, as witnessed with the aid cuts, arguing about the human impact or fairness will not fly in the current set-up, in the face of "disruptive populism and post-fact, post-truth society", Dr Kituyi argues.

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"I know the direction I want to have in terms of car set-up, it still works quite well when I tried in simulator and I'm sure I'll start in a direction more towards that."

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Its hybrid format - allowing players to use it as a handheld device or hooked up to a TV in a more traditional home console set-up - is thought to be one of the big reasons behind its success.

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Despite the promise, there has been no contact between McKinney and the England set-up, other than what he has been able to glean from having England skipper Stokes alongside him in the Durham dressing room.

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But the federal set-up of Somalia may also scupper President Mohamud's offer of the port of Bosaso, which is located in the semi-autonomous north-eastern region of Puntland.

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