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START
beginning, start, commencement
(noun) the act of starting something; “he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations”
start, starting
(noun) a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); “he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital”; “his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen”
startle, jump, start
(noun) a sudden involuntary movement; “he awoke with a start”
start, head start
(noun) the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); “with an hour’s start he will be hard to catch”
start
(noun) the beginning of anything; “it was off to a good start”
start, starting line, scratch, scratch line
(noun) a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
(noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin; “they got an early start”; “she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her”
begin, lead off, start, commence
(verb) set in motion, cause to start; “The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”; “The Iraqis began hostilities”; “begin a new chapter in your life”
start
(verb) play in the starting lineup
originate, initiate, start
(verb) bring into being; “He initiated a new program”; “Start a foundation”
start, start up, embark on, commence
(verb) get off the ground; “Who started this company?”; “We embarked on an exciting enterprise”; “I start my day with a good breakfast”; “We began the new semester”; “The afternoon session begins at 4 PM”; “The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack”
start, start up
(verb) get going or set in motion; “We simply could not start the engine”; “start up the computer”
start, go, get going
(verb) begin or set in motion; “I start at eight in the morning”; “Ready, set, go!”
startle, jump, start
(verb) move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; “She startled when I walked into the room”
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
(verb) leave; “The family took off for Florida”
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
(verb) bulge outward; “His eyes popped”
start, take up
(verb) begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; “Take up a position”; “start a new job”
begin, start
(verb) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; “begin a cigar”; “She started the soup while it was still hot”; “We started physics in 10th grade”
begin, start
(verb) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; “The DMZ begins right over the hill”; “The second movement begins after the Allegro”; “Prices for these homes start at $250,000”
begin, start
(verb) have a beginning characterized in some specified way; “The novel begins with a murder”; “My property begins with the three maple trees”; “Her day begins with a workout”; “The semester begins with a convocation ceremony”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
Start (plural Starts)
A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Start
A habitational surname.
Anagrams
• Strat, Tarts, strat, tarts
Etymology 1
Noun
start (plural starts)
The beginning of an activity.
A sudden involuntary movement.
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc, from the beginning of the event.
(horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
Etymology 2
Verb
start (third-person singular simple present starts, present participle starting, simple past and past participle started)
(transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.
To set in motion.
To begin.
To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.
To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
(intransitive) To begin an activity.
(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
(intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.
(intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
(transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
(intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
(transitive, sports) To put into play.
(transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
(intransitive, euphemistic) To start one's periods (menstruation).
Usage notes
• In uses 1.1 and 1.2 this is a catenative verb that takes the infinitive (to) or the gerund (-ing) form. There is no change in meaning.
• For more information, see English catenative verbs
Antonyms
• stop
• end
Etymology 3
Noun
start (plural starts)
A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
A handle, especially that of a plough.
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
Anagrams
• Strat, Tarts, strat, tarts
Noun
START (uncountable)
(medical) Acronym of simple triage and rapid treatment.
Proper noun
START
(law) Acronym of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
Anagrams
• Strat, Tarts, strat, tarts
Source: Wiktionary
Start, v. i. [imp. & p. p. started; p. pr. & vb. n. starting.] Etym: [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten 8hurl, rush, fall, G. stürzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw. störa to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte, and probably also to E. start a tail; the original sense being, perhaps, to show the tail, to tumble over suddenly. *166. Cf. Start a tail.]
1. To leap; to jump. [Obs.]
2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act. And maketh him out of his sleep to start. Chaucer. I start as from some dreadful dream. Dryden. Keep your soul to the work when ready to start aside. I. Watts. But if he start, It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. Shak.
3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business. At once they start, advancing in a line. Dryden. At intervals some bird from out the brakes Starts into voice a moment, then is still. Byron.
4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure. To start after, to set out after; to follow; to pursue.
– To start against, to act as a rival candidate against.
– To start for, to be a candidate for, as an office.
– To start up, to rise suddenly, as from a seat or couch; to come suddenly into notice or importance.
Start, v. t.
1. To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox. Upon malicious bravery dost thou come To start my quiet Shak. Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Cæsar. Shak.
2. To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent. Sensual men agree in the pursuit of every pleasure they can start. Sir W. Temple.
3. To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business. I was engaged in conversation upon a subject which the people love to start in discourse. Addison.
4. To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel. One, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum. Wiseman.
5. Etym: [Perh. from D. storten, which has this meaning also.] (Naut.)
Definition: To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.
Start, n.
1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. The fright awakened Arcite with a start. Dryden.
2. A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort. For she did speak in starts distractedly. Shak. Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry. L'Estrange.
3. A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy. To check the starts and sallies of the soul. Addison.
4. The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish. The start of first performance is all. Bacon. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. Shak. At a start, at once; in an instant. [Obs.] At a start he was betwixt them two. Chaucer. To get, or have, the start, to before another; to gain or have the advantage in a similar undertaking; -- usually with of. "Get the start of the majestic world." Shak. "She might have forsaken him if he had not got the start of her." Dryden.
Start, n. Etym: [OE. stert a tail, AS. steort; akin to LG. stert, steert, D. staart, G. sterz, Icel. stertr, Dan. stiert, Sw. stjert. *166. Cf. Stark naked, under Stark, Start, v. i.]
1. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
2. The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle. [Prov. Eng.]
3. The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.
4. (Mining)
Definition: The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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