{
    "term": "set up",
    "partOfSpeech": "phrasal verb",
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to provide somebody with the money that they need in order to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A bank loan helped to set him up in business."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make somebody healthier, stronger, more lively, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The break from work really set me up for the new year."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to trick somebody, especially by making them appear guilty of something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He denied the charges, saying the police had set him up."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to create something or start it",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to set up a business"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A fund will be set up for the dead men's families."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to build something or put something somewhere",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She set up her guitar and amp in her bedroom."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to arrange for something to happen",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've set up a meeting for Friday."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to start a process or a series of events",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to start running a business",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She took out a bank loan and set up on her own."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After leaving college, he set himself up as a freelance photographer."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [],
        "us": []
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}