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set up vs poise

poise vs set up

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

set up and poise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
set up No No Yes No
poise Yes No Yes No
As verbs, poise is a hyponym of set up; that is, poise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than set up:
  • set up: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  • poise: prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
Other hyponyms of set up include socialise, socialize, provide, cram, precondition, fix, mount, lay out, set, set up, winterise, winterize, summerise, summerize, prime, crop, cultivate, work, brace.
set up (noun) poise (noun)
great coolness and composure under strain
a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
set up (verb) poise (verb)
get ready for a particular purpose or event hold or carry in equilibrium
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc cause to be balanced or suspended
equip with sails or masts prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events be motionless, in suspension
put into a proper or systematic order
erect and fasten
set up for use
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
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