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Definition of Start

1. Noun. The beginning of anything. "It was off to a good start"

2. Verb. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. "They start moving "; "Let's get down to work now"

3. Noun. The time at which something is supposed to begin. "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

4. Verb. Set in motion, cause to start. "Begin a new chapter in your life"

5. Verb. Leave. "These cars won't start "; "The family took off for Florida"

6. Noun. A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning). "His starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"

7. Verb. Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

8. Noun. A sudden involuntary movement. "He awoke with a start"

9. Verb. Bring into being. "Start a foundation"

10. Noun. The act of starting something. "He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

11. Verb. Get off the ground. "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

12. Noun. A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game.

13. Verb. Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm. "She startled when I walked into the room"

14. Noun. A signal to begin (as in a race). "The runners awaited the start"

15. Verb. Get going or set in motion. "Start up the computer"

16. Noun. The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race). "With an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

17. Verb. Begin or set in motion. "Ready, set, go!"

18. Verb. Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job. "Start a new job"

19. Verb. Play in the starting lineup.

20. Verb. Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"

21. Verb. Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. "We started physics in 10th grade"

22. Verb. Bulge outward. "His eyes popped"

Definition of Start

1. v. i. To leap; to jump.

2. v. t. 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.

3. n. 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.

4. n. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.

Definition of Start

1. Acronym. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ¹

2. Noun. A typical button for video games, with varying results. Often, it pauses a game, starts a game or chooses an option. ¹

3. Noun. The beginning of an activity. ¹

4. Noun. A sudden involuntary movement. ¹

5. Noun. The beginning point of a race. ¹

6. Noun. An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match. ¹

7. Noun. Short for start button; see also Start. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To set in motion. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To begin. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To initiate a vehicle or machine. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion). ¹

12. Verb. (intransitive) To begin an activity. ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise. ¹

14. Verb. (intransitive) To awaken suddenly. ¹

15. Verb. (intransitive) To break away, to come loose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Start

1. to set out [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Start

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starspots starstone starstones starstruck starstuff start (current term) start-off start-up start-ups start codon

start codons start off start off on the wrong foot start out start over start the ball rolling start up startable startbox startboxes

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