start

Meanings

• the beginning of anything
  • "it was off to a good start"
• the time at which something is supposed to begin
  • "they got an early start"
• 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"
• a sudden involuntary movement
  • "he awoke with a start"
• the act of starting something
• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
• a signal to begin (as in a race)
  • "the starting signal was a green light"
  • "the runners awaited the start"
• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
  • "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  • "Who will start?"
• set in motion, cause to start
  • "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
• leave
• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
  • "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
• bring into being
  • "Start a foundation"
• 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"
• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  • "She startled when I walked into the room"
• get going or set in motion
  • "We simply could not start the engine"
  • "start up the computer"
• begin or set in motion
  • "I start at eight in the morning"
• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
  • "start a new job"
• play in the starting lineup
• have a beginning characterized in some specified way
• 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"
• bulge outward

Synonyms

begin, beginning, bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, commence, commencement, depart, embark on, first, get, get down, get going, get-go, go, head start, initiate, jump, kickoff, lead off, offset, originate, outset, part, pop, pop out, protrude, scratch, scratch line, set about, set forth, set off, set out, showtime, start out, start up, starting, starting line, starting signal, starting time, startle, take off, take up