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