set up
Put in place
Set up as two words is a verb phrase meaning to establish, arrange, or prepare something for use or operation.
You set up a tent at a campsite, set up a meeting for Tuesday, or set up a new computer.
If someone sets you up, they arrange for you to meet a potential romantic partner, or more darkly, they frame you for something you didn't do.
The cops set him up.
The noun and adjective forms are written as one word: setup.
Suitable for use now
- prepareMake ready beforehand
- stageRaised performance platform
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- equipSupply with necessities
provision · prime · groundwork · logistics · planning · checklist · briefing · rehearsal
Put into systematic order
- configureArrange for operation
- positionLocation or stance
- lay outPosition items systematically
- alignArrange in a row
assemble · sequence · structure · array · deploy · coordinate · order · group
Discovered or established
- createCause to exist
- launchSet into motion
- instituteEstablish or scholarly organization
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
initiate · form · start · build · organize · charter · commission · incorporate
Supporting outer structure
- entrapCatch by cunning
- deceiveCause false belief
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- stingSharp wound from insect
con · dupe · double-cross · betray · incriminate · manipulate · scheme · plot
ready
Suitable for use now
equip · provision · prime · groundwork · logistics · planning · checklist · briefing · rehearsal · dry run
configure
Arrange for operation
wire · calibrate · activate · initialize · boot · load · plug in · rig · fit · integrate
organize
Put into systematic order
align · assemble · sequence · structure · array · deploy · coordinate · order · group · sort
found
Discovered or established
inaugurate · initiate · form · start · build · organize · charter · commission · incorporate · register
frame
Supporting outer structure
sting · con · dupe · double-cross · betray · incriminate · manipulate · scheme · plot · false accusation
- phrasal verbslook at, put down, turn on, turn off, wait for
- preparationprepare, preparing, ready, readies, readiness
- establishestablish, found, institute, create, inaugurate
- dirty tacticsdirty trick, dirty tricks, dirty pool, foul play, cheap shot
- equipment actionsinstall, connect, disconnect, mount, attach
- camping activitiescamp, hike, fish, swim, cook
set uptear down
Destroy a structure
demolish · dismantle · knock down · destroy · take down
set uptake apart
Separate into components
disassemble · break down · dismantle · take down · pack up