setup meaning
UK /ˈsɛtʌp/ US /ˈsɛtʌp/ 2 syllables
setup (noun): equipment designed to serve a specific function.
setup has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
setup as a noun
- equipment designed to serve a specific function
Synonyms: apparatus
Type of: equipment
Kinds: aerator, burner, cascade liquefier, centrifuge, chemical reactor, condenser, duplicator, electrograph, generator, heat pump, heliograph, incubator
- the way something is organized or arranged
- it takes time to learn the setup around here
Type of: manner
- an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
Synonyms: frame-up
Type of: falsification
Related forms: set up
How to pronounce setup
setup is pronounced /ˈsɛtʌp/ in British English and /ˈsɛtʌp/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with setup
Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in UP · 5-letter words
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