- 1a way of organizing something; a system I've only been here a couple of weeks and I don't really know the setup. What's the setup in your family—who does the cooking?
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- 2a situation in which someone tricks you or makes it seem as if you have done something wrong He didn't steal the goods. It was a setup.
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