Setup

noun

/ˈsɛtˌʌp/

Word Frequency: 5.3

Definitions

1.nounEquipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

"The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."

2.nounThe fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

"The classroom setup was simple and efficient."

3.nounA situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.

"Trust me, that was a setup!"

4.nounAn installer.

"After inserting the disk, run the setup."

5.noun(operations) The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.

"A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run."

6.nounThe tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.

"There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales."