| set out | | |
| v. (change) | 1. begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| ~ recommence | begin again.; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap" |
| ~ strike out | set out on a course of action.; "He struck out on his own" |
| ~ fall | begin vigorously.; "The prisoners fell to work right away" |
| ~ jump off | set off quickly, usually with success.; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class" |
| ~ get to | arrive at the point of.; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long" |
| ~ auspicate | commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck.; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" |
| ~ attack | set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task.; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed" |
| ~ break in | start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role. |
| ~ launch, plunge | begin with vigor.; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" |
| ~ come on | occur or become available.; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake" |
| ~ embark, enter | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study).; "she embarked upon a new career" |
| ~ bestir oneself, get cracking, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, get going | start to be active.; "Get cracking, please!" |
| ~ begin | begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language.; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade" |
| v. (contact) | 2. array, lay out, range, set out | lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ compart | lay out in parts according to a plan. |
| v. (motion) | 3. depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ lift off, take off | depart from the ground.; "The plane took off two hours late" |
| ~ roar off | leave.; "The car roared off into the fog" |
| ~ blaze out, blaze | move rapidly and as if blazing.; "The spaceship blazed out into space" |
| ~ sally forth, sally out | set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner. |
| start out | | |
| ladle | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. ladle | a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another. |
| ~ dipper | a ladle that has a cup with a long handle. |
| ~ handgrip, handle, grip, hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" |
| ~ scoop | a large ladle.; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream" |
| ~ soup ladle | a ladle for serving soup. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| v. (contact) | 2. ladle | put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle.; "ladle soup into the bowl" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (contact) | 3. lade, laden, ladle | remove with or as if with a ladle.; "ladle the water out of the bowl" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ slop | ladle clumsily.; "slop the food onto the plate" |
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