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/ˈsɛt-ʌp/ (say 'set-up)
noun 1. organisation; arrangement; general state of affairs.
2. Surveying a station or point at which a surveying instrument is set up for taking a number of readings.
3. Colloquial contest or undertaking which presents no real challenge or problems, as a fixed boxing match.
4. Colloquial a racket; swindle.
5. Colloquial a trap; ambush.
–adjective 6. of or relating to a set-up.
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