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Meaning of 'start' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Start [ n.]
- 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.
- A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.
- A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.
- The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish.
2 . Start [ v. i.]
- To leap; to jump.
- To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.
- To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business.
- To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.
- A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
- The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
3 . Start [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
- To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business.
- To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel.
- To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.

Meaning of 'start' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . start [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden involuntary movement
Example in sentence:
  • he awoke with a start
Meaning (2):
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (3):
- the act of starting something
Example in sentence:
  • he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Meaning (4):
- the beginning of anything
Example in sentence:
  • it was off to a good start
Meaning (5):
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
Example in sentence:
  • she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her;
  • they got an early start
Meaning (6):
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
Example in sentence:
  • the runners awaited the start;
  • the starting signal was a green light
Meaning (7):
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
Example in sentence:
  • with an hour's start he will be hard to catch
8 . start [ v]
Meaning (8):
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Example in sentence:
  • begin a cigar;
  • She started the soup while it was still hot;
  • We started physics in 10th grade
Meaning (9):
- set in motion, cause to start
Example in sentence:
  • begin a new chapter in your life;
  • The Iraqis began hostilities;
  • The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
Meaning (10):
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Example in sentence:
  • Get working as soon as the sun rises!;
  • He began early in the day;
  • Let's get down to work now;
  • The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia;
  • We began working at dawn;
  • Who will start?
Meaning (11):
- bring into being
Example in sentence:
  • He initiated a new program;
  • Start a foundation
Meaning (12):
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Example in sentence:
  • Her day begins with a workout;
  • My property begins with the three maple trees;
  • The novel begins with a murder;
  • The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
Meaning (13):
- bulge outward
Example in sentence:
  • His eyes popped
Meaning (14):
- begin or set in motion
Example in sentence:
  • I start at eight in the morning;
  • Ready, set, go!
Meaning (15):
- get off the ground
Example in sentence:
  • I start my day with a good breakfast;
  • The afternoon session begins at 4 PM;
  • The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack;
  • We began the new semester;
  • We embarked on an exciting enterprise;
  • Who started this company?
Meaning (16):
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Example in sentence:
  • Prices for these homes start at $250,000;
  • The DMZ begins right over the hill;
  • The second movement begins after the Allegro
Meaning (17):
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Example in sentence:
  • She startled when I walked into the room
Meaning (18):
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Example in sentence:
  • start a new job;
  • Take up a position
Meaning (19):
- get going or set in motion
Example in sentence:
  • start up the computer;
  • We simply could not start the engine
Meaning (20):
- leave
Example in sentence:
  • The car roared off into the fog;
  • The family took off for Florida

Nearby Words:

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