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Definition of Start
1. Noun. The beginning of anything. "It was off to a good start"
Specialized synonyms: Adrenarche, Menarche, Thelarche, Oncoming, Onset, Dawn, Morning, Flying Start, Running Start, Opener, Alpha, Curtain Raising, Opening, Opening Night, Kickoff, Send-off, Start-off, Racing Start
2. Verb. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. "They start moving "; "Let's get down to work now"
Specialized synonyms: Recommence, Strike Out, Fall, Jump Off, Get To, Auspicate, Attack, Break In, Launch, Plunge, Come On, Embark, Enter, Bestir Oneself, Get Cracking, Get Going, Get Moving, Get Rolling, Get Started, Get Weaving
Related verbs: Begin
Derivative terms: Beginner, Beginning, Commencement, Starter
Antonyms: End
3. Noun. The time at which something is supposed to begin. "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Specialized synonyms: Birth, Incipience, Incipiency, Starting Point, Terminus A Quo, Threshold
Generic synonyms: Point, Point In Time
Antonyms: End, Middle
Derivative terms: Kick Off
4. Verb. Set in motion, cause to start. "Begin a new chapter in your life"
Specialized synonyms: Jump-start, Jumpstart, Recommence, Inaugurate, Introduce, Usher In, Set Off, Commence, Embark On, Start Up
Causes: Begin
Related verbs: Begin
Derivative terms: Beginner, Beginning, Commencement
Antonyms: End
5. Verb. Leave. "These cars won't start "; "The family took off for Florida"
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Lift Off, Take Off, Roar Off, Blaze, Blaze Out, Sally Forth, Sally Out
Derivative terms: Departer, Departure, Departure, Parting, Takeoff, Takeoff
Also: Part With
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"
Specialized synonyms: Break Out, Erupt, Bud, Break Out, Kick In, Set In, Dawn, Originate
Related verbs: Begin, Begin
Antonyms: End
8. Noun. A sudden involuntary movement. "He awoke with a start"
Generic synonyms: Inborn Reflex, Innate Reflex, Instinctive Reflex, Physiological Reaction, Reflex, Reflex Action, Reflex Response, Unconditioned Reflex
Specialized synonyms: Startle Reaction, Startle Response, Moro Reflex, Startle Reflex, Flinch, Wince
Derivative terms: Jump, Jumpy, Startle
9. Verb. Bring into being. "Start a foundation"
Specialized synonyms: Initiate, Lead Up, Set, Date Back, Date From, Go Back
Generic synonyms: Create, Make
Derivative terms: Initiation, Initiation, Initiative, Initiatory, Origin, Origination, Originative, Originator, Starter
Also: Originate In
10. Noun. The act of starting something. "He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
Generic synonyms: Change Of State
Specialized synonyms: Jumping-off Point, Point Of Departure, Springboard, Activation, Attack, Tone-beginning, Constitution, Establishment, Formation, Organisation, Organization, Debut, Entry, First Appearance, Introduction, Launching, Unveiling, Face-off, First Step, Initiative, Opening, Opening Move, Groundbreaking, Groundbreaking Ceremony, Housing Start, Icebreaker, Inauguration, Startup, Creation, Foundation, Founding, Initiation, Innovation, Instauration, Institution, Introduction, Origination, Installation, Installing, Installment, Instalment, Jump Ball, Kickoff, Recommencement, Resumption, Scrum, Scrummage, Startup
Specialized synonyms: Creation
Derivative terms: Begin, Commence, Commence, Commence
Antonyms: Finish
11. Verb. Get off the ground. "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
Generic synonyms: Begin, Commence, Lead Off
Specialized synonyms: Inaugurate, Kick Off, Open
Derivative terms: Commencement, Startup
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"
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Shy, Boggle, Rear Back, Jackrabbit
Derivative terms: Jump, Startle
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"
Specialized synonyms: Kick-start, Hot-wire, Re-start, Restart, Crank, Crank Up, Jump, Jump-start, Jumpstart
Causes: Get Going, Go
Antonyms: Stop
Derivative terms: Startup
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!"
Specialized synonyms: Come On, Come Up, Go On, Get Off The Ground, Take Off
Antonyms: Stop
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"
Generic synonyms: Change Form, Change Shape, Deform
Derivative terms: Bulge, Protrusible, Protrusion, Protrusive
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
Literary usage of Start
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1905)
"ments with running start those with 3 cm. were made with the least practice. ...
The average value with a running start of 0.5 cm. is the largest of those ..."
2. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (2001)
"The disposition of the groups at the start was fresh, and so was the treatment
of the quarrel between Oberon and ..."
3. The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the by Roald Amundsen (1913)
"Shall we start ?"—" Yes, of course. Let's be jogging on." There was only one opinion
... I don't believe Lindstrom even came out of doors to see us start. ..."
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