set-up

See also: setup and set up

English

Etymology

Deverbal from set up.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

set-up (comparative more set-up, superlative most set-up)

1. (chiefly British) Alternative form of setup.
   • 1990, John Bessant, Richard Lamming, Macmillan Dictionary of Production Technology and Management‎^[1], Palgrave Macmillan UK, page 153:

     set-up time. The time taken to SET UP a machine or to change it from making one product to another.

Noun

set-up (plural set-ups)

1. (chiefly British) Alternative form of setup.
   • 1958 January, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:

     Despite criticisms which were made of the Railway Executive, it must be recalled that the general framework of the new railway set-up was established by statute, while this form of organisation was particularly well adapted for carrying out the unification of the railways—a very different thing from the purely political act of nationalisation, but an essential part of the objective of nationalisation.

   • 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC:

     Stevenage's first-half performance forced a change of formation from Newcastle at the break, as they brought on Nile Ranger for Leon Best and switched to a 4-2-3-1 set-up.

   • 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

     A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems […].

Anagrams

• TUPEs, Tse-p'u, puets, spute, stupe, upset

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Noun

set-up (plural set-up dem, quantified set-up)

1. cloudy sky
2. a type of facial expression