The difference between Setup and Stitch-up

When used as nouns, setup means equipment designed for a particular purpose, whereas stitch-up means an act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.


check bellow for the other definitions of Setup and Stitch-up

  1. Setup as a noun:

    Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

    Examples:

    "The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."

  2. Setup as a noun:

    The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

    Examples:

    "The classroom setup was simple and efficient."

  3. Setup as a noun:

    An act to frame someone; an effort or arrangement aimed at placing the blame on somebody.

    Examples:

    "Trust me, that was a setup!"

  4. Setup as a noun (computing):

    An installer.

    Examples:

    "After inserting the disk, run the setup."

  5. Setup as a noun (operations):

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

    Examples:

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

  1. Setup as a verb:

  1. Stitch-up as a noun (Britain, slang):

    An act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.

    Examples:

    "The police planted the gun in my car. It was a stitch-up."

  2. Stitch-up as a noun (Britain, slang):

    Something arranged deceitfully and in secret.

    Examples:

    "Wilson's election as leader was a stitch-up by the committee."

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