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Setup

/ˈsɛtˌʌp/

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

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📖 Definitions of "Setup"

noun

1
Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
"The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."
2
The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
"The classroom setup was simple and efficient."
3
A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
"Trust me, that was a setup!"
4
An installer.
"After inserting the disk, run the setup."

🔄 Synonyms of "Setup"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
apparatusnoun	The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
frame-upnoun	Alternative spelling of frameup. [A false incrimination of an innocent person; a scheme to frame an innocent person for a crime.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Setup"

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Word	Definition
apparatusnoun	The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
frame-upnoun	Alternative spelling of frameup. [A false incrimination of an innocent person; a scheme to frame an innocent person for a crime.]
fixturenoun	(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
set-upnoun	(chiefly British) Alternative form of setup. [Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.]
fashioningnoun	The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
structurenoun	A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
pitfallnoun	(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
framenoun	The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
deploymentnoun	An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
snarenoun	A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
montagenoun	(countable, television and film) A sequence of brief clips, often set to music, used to compress a long event or series of events into a short scene.
configurationnoun	The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
entrapmentnoun	(law) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
scavengernoun	Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
trapnoun	A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
fitmentnoun	A thing fitted to another in order to accomplish a specific purpose.
mousetrapnoun	(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
shapingnoun	The action of the verb to shape.
installationnoun	An act of installing.
installernoun	(computing) A program that installs software in a computer and prepares it for use.