0 to establish someone or yourself in a business or position: --
1 to provide the money that someone needs for an important task or activity that is expected to last a long time: --
2 to trick someone in order to make them do something, or in order to make someone seem guilty of something that they have not done: --
3 to provide the money or other support so that someone can start a business or work in a particular position: --
set yourself up Noye set himself up as a haulage contractor.
set sb up (as sth) After he lost his job, his father set him up as a consultant to the family business.