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

  1. 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

  2. the way something is organized or arranged
    • it takes time to learn the setup around here

    Type of: manner

  3. 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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