What is the meaning of the word "start"?
Definitions:
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a signal to begin (as in a race) noun
- the starting signal was a green light
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a sudden involuntary movement noun
- They awoke with a start.
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a turn to be a starter in the beginning of a game noun
- Occasionally young players get to start games when a more experienced player is injured.
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begin or set in motion verb
- I start at eight in the morning
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get going or set in motion verb
- We simply could not start the engine
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get off the ground verb
- Who started this company?
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move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm verb
- The cat started when I walked into the room.
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set in motion, cause to start verb
- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
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the advantage gained by beginning early, as in a race noun
- With an hour's start, I will be hard to catch.
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the beginning of anything noun
- it was off to a good start
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the time at which something is supposed to begin noun
- they got an early start
Synonyms:
- begin
- beginning
- blow
- bug out
- bulge
- come out
- commence
- depart
- embark on
- get
- get down
- get going
- go
- head start
- initiate
- jump
- originate
- part
- pop
- pop out
- protrude
- roar off
- scratch
- scratch line
- set about
- set forth
- set off
- set out
- shove along
- shove off
- start out
- start up
- starting
- starting line
- starting signal
- take off
- take up