Start

[stɑːt] or [stɑrt]

Definition

(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'.

(noun.) the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); 'with an hour's start he will be hard to catch'.

(noun.) the beginning of anything; 'it was off to a good start'.

(noun.) a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game.

(verb.) play in the starting lineup.

(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'.

(verb.) get going or set in motion; 'We simply could not start the engine'; 'start up the computer'.

(verb.) begin or set in motion; 'I start at eight in the morning'; 'Ready, set, go!'.

(verb.) bulge outward; 'His eyes popped'.

(verb.) begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; 'Take up a position'; 'start a new job'.

Inputed by Diego--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To leap; to jump.

(v. i.) To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.

(v. i.) To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business.

(v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.

(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.

(v. t.) To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.

(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.

(n.) A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.

(n.) A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.

(n.) 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.

(v. i.) A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.

(v. i.) The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.

(v. i.) The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.

(v. i.) The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

Checker: Peggy

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Shrink, flinch, wince, startle.[2]. Depart, set out, set off.

v. a. [1]. Rouse, alarm, startle.[2]. Evoke, raise, call forth.[3]. Begin, initiate, institute, set on foot.[4]. Move (suddenly).

n. [1]. Startle, sudden motion.[2]. Fit, spasmodic effort.[3]. Beginning, outset.

Checked by Edwin

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Set_out, initiate, begin, set_on_foot, rouse

ANT:Carry_on, end, complete

Typist: Nola

Definition

v.i. to move suddenly aside: to wince: to deviate: to begin: to proceed: to give way somewhat.—v.t. to cause to move suddenly: to disturb suddenly: to rouse suddenly from concealment: to set in motion: to call forth: to invent or discover: to move suddenly from its place: to loosen: to empty: to pour out.—n. a sudden movement: a sudden motion of the body: a sudden rousing to action: an unexpected movement: a sally: a sudden fit: a quick spring: the first motion from a point or place: the outset.—n. Start′er one who starts.—adj. Start′ful apt to start.—adv. Start′ingly (Shak.) by fits or starts.—ns. Start′ing-point the point from which anything starts or from which motion begins; Start′ing-post the post or barrier from which the competitors in a race start or begin the race.—adj. Start′ish apt to start skittish.—ns. Start′-up (Shak.) an upstart; Start′uppe (Spens.) a kind of high shoe or half-boot.—Start after to set out after to pursue; Start up to rise suddenly to come suddenly into notice.—Get or Have the start to begin before another to obtain an advantage over another.

Inputed by Lilly