| start | | |
| start | (n.) | the beginning of anything.; "it was off to a good start" |
| beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time | (n.) | the time at which something is supposed to begin.; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
| start, starting | (n.) | 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" |
| jump, start, startle | (n.) | a sudden involuntary movement.; "he awoke with a start" |
| beginning, commencement, start | (n.) | the act of starting something.; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
| scratch, scratch line, start, starting line | (n.) | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game. |
| start, starting signal | (n.) | a signal to begin (as in a race).; "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" |
| head start, start | (n.) | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race).; "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" |
| begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | (v.) | 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" |
| begin, commence, lead off, start | (v.) | set in motion, cause to start.; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" |
| depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off | (v.) | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| begin, start | (v.) | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" |
| initiate, originate, start | (v.) | bring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" |
| commence, embark on, start, start up | (v.) | 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" |
| jump, start, startle | (v.) | move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.; "She startled when I walked into the room" |
| start, start up | (v.) | get going or set in motion.; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" |
| get going, go, start | (v.) | begin or set in motion.; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" |
| start, take up | (v.) | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job.; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" |
| start | (v.) | play in the starting lineup. |
| begin, start | (v.) | have a beginning characterized in some specified way.; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" |
| begin, start | (v.) | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object.; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" |
| bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude, start | (v.) | bulge outward.; "His eyes popped" |
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