to arrange a situation so that someone is blamed for doing something, especially something illegal
Example: After graduation, we decided to set up house together.
to arrange for two people who you know to go out together because you think they might like each other
Example: After the war, she set up shop in a quiet Yorkshire town.
to begin living in a particular place or with a particular person
Example: But she's a full partner and she and Mr Chambers set up the business together.
to build a structure, or to put it in a particular place
Example: Description, attitude to his job, laid over the set-up at the hotel in Rome.
to claim to be something that you are not
Example: Have something hot to set you up for the journey.
to make a piece of equipment ready for use
Example: He sets himself up as some kind of financial expert.
to make it possible for someone to start a business, organization, or institution
Example: I knew you would be able to read this does sound like a set-up for further correspondence.
to make something start to happen
Example: I think we should set Ryan up with my cousin.
to organize or plan something such as an event or system
Example: I'm sure she needs the money to set up shop, wherever she is.
to prepare someone for something
Example: I’ll set up a meeting for Thursday.
to provide someone with enough money so that they do not have to work for the rest of their life
Example: Police have set up a mobile incident unit outside the shop.
to put a tent in an upright position, or to build a shelter somewhere
Example: Rebels have set up an independent state within the country.
to put someone in a position of power
Example: She claims she’s innocent and someone set her up.
to put your possessions or equipment in a particular place so that you can live, work, or spend a lot of time there
Example: She set up camp in the kitchen while they painted the bedroom.
to start something such as a business, organization, or institution
Example: The army set up roadblocks to stop people trying to escape.
