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start
(st/A/rt )

noun (n)

  • the beginning of anything(noun.event)
    Example:
    It was off to a good start.
    source: wordnet30
  • the time at which something is supposed to begin(noun.time)
    Example:
    They got an early start.
    Synonym:
    beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, starting time
    Antonym:
    end, ending
    source: wordnet30
  • a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)(noun.act)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    starting
    source: wordnet30
  • a sudden involuntary movement(noun.act)
    Example:
    He awoke with a start.
    Synonym:
    jump, startle
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of starting something(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    beginning, commencement
    Antonym:
    finish, finishing
    source: wordnet30
  • a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    scratch, scratch line, starting line
    source: wordnet30
  • a signal to begin (as in a race)(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The starting signal was a green light.
    The runners awaited the start.
    Synonym:
    starting signal
    source: wordnet30
  • the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    With an hour's start he will be hard to catch.
    Synonym:
    head start
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action(verb.change)
    Example:
    Who will start?.
    Synonym:
    begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start out
    Antonym:
    end, terminate
    source: wordnet30
  • set in motion, cause to start(verb.change)
    Example:
    The U.S. started a war in the Middle East.
    Synonym:
    begin, commence, lead off
    source: wordnet30
  • leave(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    depart, part, roar off, set forth, set off, set out, start out, take off
    source: wordnet30
  • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Prices for these homes start at $250,000.
    Synonym:
    begin
    Antonym:
    cease, end, finish, stop, terminate
    source: wordnet30
  • bring into being(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Start a foundation.
    Synonym:
    initiate, originate
    source: wordnet30
  • get off the ground(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Who started this company?.
    I start my day with a good breakfast.
    The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack.
    Synonym:
    commence, embark on, start up
    source: wordnet30
  • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm(verb.motion)
    Example:
    She startled when I walked into the room.
    source: wordnet30
  • get going or set in motion(verb.motion)
    Example:
    We simply could not start the engine.
    Start up the computer.
    Synonym:
    start up
    Antonym:
    stop
    source: wordnet30
  • begin or set in motion(verb.motion)
    Example:
    I start at eight in the morning.
    Synonym:
    get going, go
    Antonym:
    halt, stop
    source: wordnet30
  • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job(verb.social)
    Example:
    Start a new job.
    Synonym:
    take up
    source: wordnet30
  • play in the starting lineup(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • have a beginning characterized in some specified way(verb.stative)
    source: wordnet30
  • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object(verb.social)
    Example:
    She started the soup while it was still hot.
    We started physics in 10th grade.
    source: wordnet30
  • bulge outward(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude
    source: wordnet30
  • To leap; to jump.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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