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set up vs open up

open up vs set up

set up and open up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
set up No No Yes No
open up No No Yes No
As verbs, open up is a hypernym of set up; that is, open up is a word with a broader meaning than set up:
  • set up: set up or found
  • open up: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Other hypernyms of set up include open.
set up (verb) open up (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 talk freely and without inhibition
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events cause to open or to become open
put into a proper or systematic order become open
erect and fasten open up an area or prepare a way
set up for use start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
place
create by putting components or members together
construct, build, or erect
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
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 up

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