set up
set up /sɛt ʌp/
verb
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()
Set up or found
(
found
, launch
, set up
, establish
)
set up or found
She set up a literacy program
She set up a literacy program
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()
Create by putting components or members together
(
piece
, tack
, tack together
, assemble
, put together
, set up
)
create by putting components or members together
She pieced a quilt
She pieced a quilt
He tacked together some verses
He tacked together some verses
They set up a committee
They set up a committee
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()
Construct, build, or erect
(
rear
, raise
, put up
, erect
, set up
)
construct, build, or erect
Raise a barn
Raise a barn
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()
Get ready for a particular purpose or event
(
set
, lay out
, set up
)
get ready for a particular purpose or event
Set up an experiment
set up an experiment
Set the table
set the table
Lay out the tools for the surgery
lay out the tools for the surgery
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()
Put into a proper or systematic order
(
set up
, arrange
)
put into a proper or systematic order
Arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
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()
Begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
(
set up
)
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
Set up an election
set up an election
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()
Set up for use
(
put in
, set up
, instal
, install
)
set up for use
Install the washer and dryer
install the washer and dryer
We put in a new sink
We put in a new sink
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()
Produce
(
effectuate
, set up
, effect
)
produce
The scientists set up a shock wave
The scientists set up a shock wave
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()
Take or catch as if in a snare or trap
(
ensnare
, entrap
, frame
, set up
)
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
I was set up!
I was set up!
The innocent man was framed by the police
The innocent man was framed by the police
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()
Place
(
instal
, install
, set up
, establish
)
place
Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
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Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
(
fix
, gear up
, set up
, prepare
, ready
, set
)
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Get the children ready for school!
Get the children ready for school!
Prepare for war
prepare for war
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
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Equip with sails or masts
(
rig
, set
, set up
)
equip with sails or masts
Rig a ship
rig a ship
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Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
(
arrange
, order
, put
, set up
)
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
Arrange my schedule
arrange my schedule
Set up one's life
set up one's life
I put these memories with those of bygone times
I put these memories with those of bygone times
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Erect and fasten
(
pitch
, set up
)
erect and fasten
Pitch a tent
pitch a tent
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Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
(
set up
, rig
)
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
Rig an election
rig an election