start up (
http://definr.com/start up)
v 1: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the
engine" [syn:
start] [ant:
stop]
2: 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, {embark
on},
commence]