start

Noun

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

• a signal to begin (as in a race)
  • the starting signal was a green light
    
  • the runners awaited the start
    

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• the act of starting something
  • he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
    

• a sudden involuntary movement
  • he awoke with a 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
    

• 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
    

• the beginning of anything
  • it was off to a good start
    

Verb

• bulge outward
  • His eyes popped
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• play in the starting lineup

• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
  • Take up a position
    
  • start a new job
    

• begin or set in motion
  • I start at eight in the morning
    
  • Ready, set, go!
    

• get going or set in motion
  • We simply could not start the engine
    
  • start up the computer
    

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  • She startled when I walked into the room
    

• 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
    

• bring into being
  • He initiated a new program
    
  • Start a foundation
    

• 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
    

• leave
  • The family took off for Florida
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  head start , starting signal , starting line , scratch , scratch line , beginning , commencement , startle , jump , starting , protrude , pop , pop out , bulge , bulge out , bug out , come out , begin , take up , go , get going , start up , embark on , commence , originate , initiate , depart , part , start ou
• Antonyms: 
  finish , finishing , stop , halt , end , terminate , cease