setup

Definition

  • noun: the process of making something (such as a machine or computer program) ready to be used
  • noun: carriage of the body
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: configuration, apparatus

Examples

  • We had a great 'setup'. On my days off, my wife would work from home while I took care of the kids.

  • The tent is designed for quick and easy 'setup'. [=is designed to be set up quickly and easily]

  • Those aren't my drugs. This is a 'setup'! Someone is trying to frame me!

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) A couple of our friends are about to get squeezed and we can't let that happen. We need the best. That's why you're here. - Go on. - Simple setup. One-day operation. We pick up their trail at the chopper, grab those hostages, and bounce back. - What do you mean, "we"? (..)
    1987 Predator