string vs set up

string is a noun but set up is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
string	Yes	No	Yes	No
set up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set up is a hypernym of string; that is, set up is a word with a broader meaning than string:

Other hypernyms of string include arrange.

As verbs, set up is a hypernym of string; that is, set up is a word with a broader meaning than string:

Other hypernyms of string include arrange.

string (noun)	set up (noun)
a lightweight cord
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
a necklace made by stringing objects together
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

string (verb)	set up (verb)
add as if on a string	get ready for a particular purpose or event
provide with strings	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
thread on or as if on a string	equip with sails or masts
remove the stringy parts of	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
string together; tie or fasten with a string	put into a proper or systematic order
stretch out or arrange like a string	erect and fasten
move or come along	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