START

• n.
  • 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"

    同义词： beginning commencement first outset get-go kickoff starting time showtime offset

  • 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"

    同义词： starting

  • a sudden involuntary movement

    "he awoke with a start"

    同义词： startle jump

  • the act of starting something

    同义词： beginning commencement

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

    同义词： starting line

  • a signal to begin (as in a race)

    "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"

    同义词： starting signal

  • advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race)

    "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

    同义词： head start

• v.
  • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    "Who will start?"

    同义词： get down begin get start out set about set out commence

  • set in motion, cause to start

    "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"

    同义词： begin lead off commence

  • leave

    同义词： depart part start out set forth set off set out take off

  • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

    同义词： begin

  • bring into being

    同义词： originate initiate

  • 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"

    同义词： start up embark on commence

  • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

    "She startled when I walked into the room"

    同义词： startle jump

  • get going or set in motion

    "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"

    同义词： start up

  • begin or set in motion

    "I start at eight in the morning"

    同义词： go get going

  • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

    "start a new job"

    同义词： take up

  • play in the starting lineup
  • have a beginning characterized in some specified way

    同义词： begin

  • 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"

    同义词： begin

  • bulge outward

    同义词： protrude pop pop out bulge bulge out bug out come out

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