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set up
Verb
  • To ready something for use.
  • Logically order.
  • To cause to happen
  • To trap or ensnare.
  • Arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.
  • To gel or harden.
  • To make (someone) proud or conceited (often in passive).
  • To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.
  • To create a goalscoring opportunity (for). sports, transitive
  • To begin business or a scheme of life. dated, intransitive
  • To profess openly; to make pretensions.
Adjective
  • In a position to function; ready.