Definitions of start
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To
move
suddenly,
as
it
by
a
twitch
or
an
involuntary
shrinking;
to
move,
as
with
a
spring
or
leap;
to
shrink;
to
wince;
to
move
suddenly
aside;
to
move
out
of
place;
to
set
out;
to
commence.
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To
originate
action
in,
or
set
going;
as,
to
start
a
clock;
rouse
suddenly
from
concealment;
as,
to
start
a
hare;
originate
or
begin;
as,
to
start
a
quarrel;
to
draw
from
a
cask
or
draw
the
contents
from.
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To
cause
to
move
suddenly:
to
disturb
suddenly:
to
rouse
suddenly
from
concealment:
to
set
in
motion:
to
call
forth:
to
invent
or
discover:
to
move
suddenly
from
its
place:
to
loosen:
to
empty:
to
pour
out.
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To
cause
to
start;
rouse;
set
in
motion;
originate;
loosen.
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To
set
in
motion
or
action;
rouse;
stir.
-
To
originate;
begin.
-
To
call
forth;
evoke.
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To
move
suddenly
and
quickly;
spring;
leap;
bound;
to
make
a
startled
movement
or
spring,
as
from
surprise,
etc.;
set
out;
as,
to
start
on
a
journey;
begin
a
race,
career,
etc.;
as,
to
start
in
business;
become
loosened.
-
To
move
suddenly
aside:
to
wince:
to
deviate:
to
begin.
-
To
move
suddenly;
spring;
beging.
-
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"
-
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"
-
begin
or
set
in
motion; "
I
start
at
eight
in
the
morning"; "
Ready,
set,
go!"
-
play
in
the
starting
line-
up,
in
team
sports
-
move
or
jump
suddenly,
as
if
in
surprise
or
alarm; "
She
startled
when
I
walked
into
the
room"
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begin
work
or
acting
in
a
certain
capacity,
office
or
job; "
Take
up
a
position"; "
start
a
new
job"
-
To
make
a
startled
movement.
-
To
set
out;
begin.
-
To
become
loose.
-
To
alarm;
to
startle;
to
rouse
suddenly
from
concealment;
to
raise;
to
invent;
to
move
suddenly
from
its
place;
to
empty.
-
To
disturb
suddenly,
as
by
fear
or
ill
news;
to
bring
or
put
into
motion;
to
move
suddenly;
to
shift
from
its
place;
to
set
out;
to
commence;
to
bring
into
view
or
notice.
-
the
time
at
which
something
begins; "
They
got
an
early
start"
-
advantage
gained
by
an
early
start
as
in
a
race; "
with
an
hour's
start
he
will
be
hard
to
catch"
-
the
beginning
of
anything; "
it
was
off
to
a
good
start"
-
a
line
indicating
the
location
of
the
start
of
a
race
or
a
game
-
play
in
the
starting
line-
up
-
To
leap;
to
jump.
-
To
move
suddenly,
as
with
a
spring
or
leap,
from
surprise,
pain,
or
other
sudden
feeling
or
emotion,
or
by
a
voluntary
act.
-
To
set
out;
to
commence
a
course,
as
a
race
or
journey;
to
begin;
as,
to
start
business.
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To
become
somewhat
displaced
or
loosened;
as,
a
rivet
or
a
seam
may
start
under
strain
or
pressure.
-
To
bring
onto
being
or
into
view;
to
originate;
to
invent.
-
To
cause
to
move
or
act;
to
set
going,
running,
or
flowing;
as,
to
start
a
railway
train;
to
start
a
mill;
to
start
a
stream
of
water;
to
start
a
rumor;
to
start
a
business.
-
To
move
suddenly
from
its
place
or
position;
to
displace
or
loosen;
to
dislocate;
as,
to
start
a
bone;
the
storm
started
the
bolts
in
the
vessel.
-
To
pour
out;
to
empty;
to
tap
and
begin
drawing
from;
as,
to
start
a
water
cask.
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The
act
of
starting;
a
sudden
spring,
leap,
or
motion,
caused
by
surprise,
fear,
pain,
or
the
like;
any
sudden
motion,
or
beginning
of
motion.
-
A
convulsive
motion,
twitch,
or
spasm;
a
spasmodic
effort.
-
A
sudden,
unexpected
movement;
a
sudden
and
capricious
impulse;
a
sally;
as,
starts
of
fancy.
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The
beginning,
as
of
a
journey
or
a
course
of
action;
first
motion
from
a
place;
act
of
setting
out;
the
outset; --
opposed
to
finish.
-
A
tail,
or
anything
projecting
like
a
tail.
-
The
handle,
or
tail,
of
a
plow;
also,
any
long
handle.
-
The
curved
or
inclined
front
and
bottom
of
a
water-
wheel
bucket.
-
The
arm,
or
level,
of
a
gin,
drawn
around
by
a
horse.
-
A
sudden
motion
or
twitch,
as
of
pain,
joy,
etc.;
a
quick
spring;
a
going
forth;
as,
an
early
start;
outset;
as,
get
it
right
at
the
start;
a
beginning;
as,
a
start
in
business;
lead;
as,
he
had
the
start
of
them.
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Starter.
-
A
sudden
movement:
a
sudden
motion
of
the
body:
a
sudden
rousing
to
motion:
an
unexpected
movement:
a
sally:
a
sudden
fit:
a
quick
spring:
the
first
motion
from
a
point
or
place:
the
outset.
-
A
sudden
movement;
spring;
beginning
of
motion;
outset.
-
A
quick,
startled
movement.
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Distance
in
advance.
-
A
sudden
motion
or
twitch
from
alarm, &
c.;
a
spring;
excitement;
a
sally;
a
sudden
fit;
a
quick
spring;
a
darting;
act
of
setting
out.
To
get
the
start,
to
begin
before
another.
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A
sudden
and
momentary
twitching
motion
of
the
body;
a
sudden
motion
of
the
body
caused
by
fear;
a
sudden
rousing
to
action;
a
sudden
fit;
a
quick
spring;
first
motion
from
a
place;
act
of
setting
out;
advantage
in
the
outset.
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