start (
http://definr.com/start)
n 1: the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
2: the time at which something begins; "They got an early
start" [syn:
beginning,
commencement,
first,
outset,
kickoff,
starting time,
offset] [ant:
middle,
end]
3: 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" [syn:
starting]
4: a sudden involuntary movement: "he awoke with a start" [syn:
startle,
jump]
5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the
beginning of negotiations" [syn:
beginning,
commencement]
[ant:
finish]
6: a line indicating the location of the start of a race [syn:
starting line]
7: a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a
green light"; "the runners awaited the start" [syn: {starting
signal}]
8: advantage gained by an early start as in a race: "with an
hour's start he will be hard to catch" [syn:
head start]
v 1: 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" [syn:
begin,
get,
start out,
set about,
set out,
commence]
[ant:
end]
2: 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" [syn:
begin,
lead off,
commence]
[ant:
end]
3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn:
depart,
part,
start out,
set forth,
set off,
set out,
take off]
4: 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" [syn:
begin] [ant:
end]
5: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a
foundation" [syn:
originate,
initiate]
6: 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" [syn:
start up, {embark
on},
commence]
7: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She
startled when I walked into the room" [syn:
startle,
jump]
8: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the
engine" [syn:
start up] [ant:
stop]
9: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning";
"Ready, set, go!" [syn:
go,
get going] [ant:
stop]
10: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
"Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn:
take up]
11: play in the starting line-up, in team sports
12: 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 work-out";
"The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn:
begin]
13: 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" [syn:
begin]