Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setup

/ˈsɛtʌp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: set-up
IPA: /ˈsɛtʌp/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

noun

The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

noun

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

noun

noun

The process or instance of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.

noun

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

noun

A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.

verb

Misspelling of set up.

Example Sentences

"The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."
"The classroom setup was simple and efficient."
"Shapiro says KYW would keep two separate news staffs that would work together, similar to WBZ's setup."
"For some stretches, Berhalter’s usual 4-3-3 setup played more as a 4-4-2, with Tim Weah pushing up alongside Wright and McKennie moving to the right side."
"Trust me, that was a setup!"
"You still have to run the setup and select the display driver after restarting Windows. Installing Windows NT drivers was tedious (but we could back up system files), and OS/2 was tiresome; […]"

Etymology

Deverbal from set up.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛtʌp/
British English: /ˈsɛtʌp/

Inflected Forms

setups (plural) set-up (alternative)

Phrases

setup block setup fee setup man setup time set up the adjective and verb

Frequently Paired Words

set up the adjective and verb

Synonyms

make-ready makeready apparatus loadout configuration layout frameup stitch-up

Rhymes With

let-up set-up letup

Questions

How do you pronounce setup?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛtʌp/.
What does setup mean?: Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
Where does setup come from?: Deverbal from set up.

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