- 1a way of organizing something; a system I've only been here a couple of weeks and I don't really know the set-up. What’s the set-up in your family—who does the cooking?
- 2a situation in which somebody tricks you or makes it seem as if you have done something wrong He didn't steal the goods. It was a set-up.
set-up
nounBrE BrE//ˈset ʌp//; NAmE NAmE//ˈset ʌp//
[usually singular] (informal)Check pronunciation: set-up
