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
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Setup as a noun:
Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
Examples:
"The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."
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Setup as a noun:
The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
Examples:
"The classroom setup was simple and efficient."
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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!"
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Setup as a noun (computing):
An installer.
Examples:
"After inserting the disk, run the setup."
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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."
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Setup as a verb:
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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."
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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."