sets up
Prepares in advance
Sets up means to arrange, prepare, or establish something for use or operation.
You set up a tent, a meeting, or a new computer.
To set someone up can mean to arrange a date for them, to frame them for a crime, or to put them in position for something—a joke, a fall, or a business opportunity.
They set us up with a table by the window.
He claims he was set up by the cops.
To set going
- launchSet into motion
- beginTo start something
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- foundDiscovered or established
create · inaugurate · introduce · kickstart · originate · implement · activate · trigger
Put into systematic order
- configureArrange for operation
- positionLocation or stance
- alignArrange in a row
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
assemble · array · order · sequence · structure · placement · distribution · coordination
Supporting outer structure
- entrapCatch by cunning
- deceiveCause false belief
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- falsifyDistort the truth
plant · sting · scheme · conspiracy · manipulation · betrayal · ambush · trap
Join parts together
rig · scaffold · framework · foundation · fabrication · carpentry · mounting · raising
Suitable for use now
- equipSupply with necessities
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- arrangePlace methodically
groundwork · planning · logistics · scheduling · anticipation · rehearsal · training · briefing
start
To set going
found · create · inaugurate · introduce · kickstart · originate · implement · activate · trigger · pioneer
organize
Put into systematic order
layout · assemble · array · order · sequence · structure · placement · distribution · coordination · systematize
frame
Supporting outer structure
- entrapCatch by cunning
- deceiveCause false belief
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
falsify · plant · sting · scheme · conspiracy · manipulation · betrayal · ambush · trap · con
assemble
Join parts together
pitch · rig · scaffold · framework · foundation · fabrication · carpentry · mounting · raising · engineering
ready
Suitable for use now
arrange · groundwork · planning · logistics · scheduling · anticipation · rehearsal · training · briefing · preparation
sets uptakes down
Records or defeats
dismantles · tears down · breaks down · disassembles · knocks down
sets upshuts down
Stops functioning completely
dissolves · abolishes · dismantles · closes down · terminates