Meaning of set up
Definition of set up
(verb)
set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election"
take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"
set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"
place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"