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Definitions of start
  1. verb
    get off the ground
    "Who started this company?" "I start my day with a good breakfast" "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
  2. verb
    bulge outward
  3. noun
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
    "they got an early start"
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  4. verb
    begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    "start a new job"

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  5. verb
    get going or set in motion
    "We simply could not start the engine" "start up the computer"

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  6. noun
    a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
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  7. verb
    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
    "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

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  8. noun
    a signal to begin (as in a race)
    "the starting signal was a green light" "the runners awaited the start"

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  9. verb
    bring into being

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  10. noun
    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"

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  11. verb
    set in motion, cause to start
    "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"

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  12. verb
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    "Who will start?"
  13. verb
    begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
    "She started the soup while it was still hot" "We started physics in 10th grade"

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  14. noun
    a sudden involuntary movement
    "he awoke with a start"

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  15. verb
    begin or set in motion
    "I start at eight in the morning"

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  16. verb
    have a beginning characterized in some specified way

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    be
  17. verb
    leave
  18. verb
    move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
    "She startled when I walked into the room"

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  19. noun
    the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
    "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

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  20. noun
    the act of starting something

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  21. verb
    play in the starting lineup
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  22. noun
    the beginning of anything
    "it was off to a good start"
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