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| start [ staart ] |
verb (past and past participle start·ed, present participle start·ing, 3rd person present singular starts) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb begin: to begin doing something or begin something
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2. transitive and intransitive verb begin happening: to begin happening, or make something begin happening
  The movie starts at 7 o'clock.
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3. transitive verb create something: to bring something into being as an entity or operation
start a business
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4. transitive verb begin working: to commence work on something
start a project
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5. transitive verb help somebody begin something: to help somebody out in beginning an activity such as a journey or career
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6. intransitive verb go from particular level: to begin at a particular level
Prices start at fifteen dollars.
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7. transitive and intransitive verb play first in contest: to be in a race or play at the beginning of a game, or select somebody to do this
finally agreed to start the rookie in the next game
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8. intransitive verb begin arguing: to begin arguing or making a fuss
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informal
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Please don't start.
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9. intransitive verb make sudden movement: to make a sudden movement out of surprise, pain, fear, or anger
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10. transitive and intransitive verb move suddenly: to go very quickly from being still to moving, or cause a person or animal to do this
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11. transitive verb cause animal to appear: to cause a hunted animal to appear suddenly from its hiding place or den
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12. transitive verb raise something: to raise or care for something in the early stages of its growth
start some plants in early spring
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13. intransitive verb flow violently out: to flow violently or suddenly out of something
water starting from the barrel's seams
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14. transitive and intransitive verb automotive begin working, or make engine begin: to begin working, or make an engine begin to operate
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15. transitive and intransitive verb come loose: to come loose from the proper place, or cause something to come loose from its proper place
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noun (plural starts) |
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1. beginning: the first part of something that proceeds through time
We missed the start of the play.
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2. place or time of start: the place or time at which something starts
The start of the race is scheduled for noon.
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3. quick sudden movement: a quick sudden movement from being still to moving
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4. sudden involuntary movement: a sudden involuntary movement caused by surprise, pain, fear, or anger
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5. instance of participating: the fact or an instance of participating in a race or game
winning three out of five starts
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6. position ahead of others: a position of being ahead of other competitors
get a start on the rest
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7. position at beginning: a set of circumstances at the beginning of something
He needed a better start in life.
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8. signal to begin: the signal to begin something such as a race
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| [12th century. Probably < Old English styrtan "to jump" < Germanic] |
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for a start used in an argument to indicate that you are making the first point of many
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make a start to begin to do something, especially a task of some sort
We really should make a start on the decorating.
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to start with at the beginning
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