up
1.
to build sth or put sth somewhere :
The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city.
➡ note at build
2.
to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use :
She set up her stereo in her bedroom.
3.
to arrange for sth to happen :
I've set up a meeting for Friday.
4.
to create sth or start it :
to set up a business
A fund will be set up for the dead men's families.
5.
to start a process or a series of events :
The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
—related noun set-up