start

start: start ► VERB 1) begin to do, be, happen, or engage in. 2) begin to operate or work. 3) cause to happen or operate. 4) begin to move or travel. 5) jump or jerk from surprise. 6) literary move or appear suddenly. 7) rouse (game) from its lair. 8) (of eyes) bulge. 9) displace or be displaced by pressure or shrinkage.

► NOUN 1) an act of beginning or the point at which something begins. 2) an advantage given at the beginning of a race. 3) a sudden movement of surprise.

● for a start — Cf. ↑for a start

● start at — Cf. ↑start at

● start off — Cf. ↑start off

● start on — Cf. ↑start on

● start over — Cf. ↑start over

● start out (or up) — Cf. ↑start up

● start something — Cf. ↑start something

● to start with — Cf. ↑to start with

ORIGIN Old English, «to caper, leap».

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Synonyms:

Shrink, flinch, wince, startle, Rouse, alarm, startle, disturb, fright, scare, Startle, sudden motion / Depart, set out, set off, Evoke, raise, call forth, Fit, spasmodic effort, twitch, spasm / Arise, come into existence suddenly, Begin, initiate, institute, set on foot, Beginning, outset / Deviate, digress, differ, Discover, invent, Excitement, stimulus / Move suddenly, spring, startle, Move (suddenly), dislocate, Sally, sudden effusion, impulse / Shoot, quick spring

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start in — To begin • • • Main Entry: ↑start * * * ˌstart ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they start in he/she/it starts in … Useful english dictionary
start — (st[aum]rt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {started}; p. pr. & vb. n. {starting}.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten to hurl, rush, fall, G. st[ u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw. st[ o]rta to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte, and probably also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Start — (st[aum]rt), v. t. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Upon malicious bravery dost thou come To start my quiet? Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
start — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. startrcie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} początek współzawodnictwa w biegu, wyścigu, locie; rozpoczęcie : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Start w tym biegu miał bardzo dobry. Start… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
start — [stärt] vi. [ME sterten < OE styrtan & ON sterta, akin to Ger stürzen, to overthrow < IE * sterd < base * (s)ter , stiff, walk stiffly > STARE, STARVE, STORK] 1. to make a sudden, involuntary or unexpected movement, as when surprised; … English World dictionary

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