ASTART

Etymology

Verb

astart (third-person singular simple present astarts, present participle astarting, simple past and past participle astarted)

(transitive, obsolete) To cause to start; startle; start up; jump.

(intransitive) To start up.

(obsolete) To get away, escape; escape from.

(intransitive) To be escaped from.

Adverb

astart (not comparable)

(obsolete) With a start; suddenly.

Anagrams

• Attars, Sattar, Tatars, Tatras, attars, strata

Source: Wiktionary


A*start", v. t. & i.

Definition: Same as Astert. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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