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Noun
Definition: the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Definition: 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"
Definition: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
Definition: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Definition: a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"
Definition: the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
Definition: The beginning of an activity.
Definition: A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
Definition: A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.
Definition: Acronym of simple triage and rapid treatment.
Verb
Definition: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
Definition: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
Definition: leave; "The family took off for Florida"
Definition: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
Definition: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
Definition: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
Definition: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
Definition: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
Definition: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
Definition: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
Definition: play in the starting lineup
Definition: have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
Definition: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
Definition: bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
Definition: To begin, commence, initiate.
Definition: To set in motion.