Start
verbNoun
a signal to begin (as in a race)
“the starting signal was a green light”
“the runners awaited the start”
Type of:SignalingSignSignala 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”
Similar:StartingType of:PlayTurnthe time at which something is supposed to begin
“they got an early start”
Type of:Pointa sudden involuntary movement
“he awoke with a start”
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
“with an hour's start he will be hard to catch”
Type of:VantageAdvantagethe beginning of anything
“it was off to a good start”
Type of:Beginninga line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Similar:ScratchType of:Linethe act of starting something
Verb
get off the ground
“Who started this company?”
“I start my day with a good breakfast”
“The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack”
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
“She started the soup while it was still hot”
“We started physics in 10th grade”
Similar:BeginType of:MoveActget going or set in motion
“We simply could not start the engine”
“start up the computer”
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
“She startled when I walked into the room”
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
“start a new job”
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
“Prices for these homes start at $250,000”
Similar:Beginset in motion, cause to start
“The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
“Who will start?”
begin or set in motion
“I start at eight in the morning”
Similar:Gobulge outward
bring into being
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Similar:BeginType of:Beleave
play in the starting lineup
Type of:Play
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