different between kickoff vs setup

English

Noun

kickoff (plural kickoffs)

1. Alternative spelling of kick-off

English

Alternative forms

• set-up

Etymology

From set +? up.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?t'?p', IPA^(key): /?s?t??p/

Noun

setup (plural setups)

1. Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

   The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.

2. The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

   The classroom setup was simple and efficient.

   • 1993, Billboard (volume 105, number 21, page 106)

     Shapiro says KYW would keep two separate news staffs that would work together, similar to WBZ's setup.

3. A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.

   Trust me, that was a setup!

4. (computing) An installer.

   After inserting the disk, run the setup.

5. (operations) The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.

   A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.

6. (hydrology) The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.

   There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales.

7. (boxing) A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.

   The jab is most commonly used as a setup for other strikes.

Synonyms

• (equipment): apparatus
• (the fashion in which something is organized or arranged): configuration, layout
• (situation orchestrated to frame someone): frameup, stitch-up

Related terms

• set up, the adjective and verb

Translations

Verb

setup

1. Misspelling of set up.

Anagrams

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch stoven, from Middle Dutch stoven. Compare to Afrikaans stoof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s??t?p]
• Hyphenation: sê?tup

Noun

setup or sêtup

1. (cook) the cooking of simmering.

Alternative forms

• setop

Derived terms

Further reading

• “setup” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.