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Definition of set-up noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

set-up

noun
 
 
/ˈset ʌp/
 
/ˈset ʌp/
[usually singular] (informal)
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  1.  
    a way of organizing something; a system
    • I've only been here a couple of weeks and I don't really know the set-up.
    • What’s the set-up in your family—who does the cooking?
  2. a situation in which somebody tricks you or makes it seem as if you have done something wrong
    • He didn't steal the goods. It was a set-up.
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