SET UP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Get the children ready for school!
    • prepare for war
    • I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • get ready for a particular purpose or event
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • set up an experiment
    • set the table
    • lay out the tools for the surgery
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • equip with sails, masts, etc.
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • rig a ship
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • arrange my schedule
    • set up one’’s life
    • I put these memories with those of bygone times
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • put into a proper or systematic order
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • erect and fasten
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • pitch a tent
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  7. Meaning
    • set up for use
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • install the washer and dryer
    • We put in a new sink
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • place
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
    Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • produce
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The scientists set up a shockwave
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • make by putting pieces together
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She pieced a quilt
    • He tacked together some verses
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  11. Meaning
    • construct, build, or erect
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Raise a barn
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  12. Meaning
    • begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
    Usage Example(s)
    • set up an election
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  13. Meaning
    • set up or found
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She set up a literacy program
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  14. Meaning
    • arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • rig an election
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  15. Meaning
    • take or catch as if in a snare or trap
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I was set up!
    • The innocent man was framed by the police
    Hypernyms(s) set up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

SET UP as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • well established and ready to function
    Usage Example(s)
    • things I can do now that I”m set up
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