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set up vs open

open vs set up

set up is not a noun while open is a noun.

set up is not an adjective while open is an adjective.

set up and open both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
set up No No Yes No
open Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, open is a hypernym of set up; that is, open is a word with a broader meaning than set up:
  • set up: set up or found
  • open: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Other hypernyms of set up include open up.
set up (noun) open (noun)
information that has become public
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
where the air is unconfined
set up (adjective) open (adjective)
ready or willing to receive favorably
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
affording free passage or access
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
open and observable; not secret or hidden
used of mouth or eyes
ready for business
not having been filled
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
not requiring union membership
open to or in view of all
possibly accepting or permitting
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
having no protecting cover or enclosure
affording free passage or view
with no protection or shield
accessible to all
not sealed or having been unsealed
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
not defended or capable of being defended
set up (verb) open (verb)
get ready for a particular purpose or event make available
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc become available
equip with sails or masts make the opening move
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events cause to open or to become open
put into a proper or systematic order become open
erect and fasten spread out or open from a closed or folded state
set up for use display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
place afford access to
create by putting components or members together start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
construct, build, or erect begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc. have an opening or passage or outlet
produce
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
set up or found
Difference between set up and open

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