START
\stˈɑːt], \stˈɑːt], \s_t_ˈɑː_t]\
Definitions of START
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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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"
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begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
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advantage gained by an early start as in a race; "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
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the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
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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"
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a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
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play in the starting line-up
By Princeton University
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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"
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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"
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the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"
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begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
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advantage gained by an early start as in a race; "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
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the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
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play in the starting line-up, in team sports
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To leap; to jump.
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To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.
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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.
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To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.
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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.
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A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
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The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.
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The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.
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The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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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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.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To move suddenly aside: to wince: to deviate: to begin.
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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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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.
By Daniel Lyons
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A sudden movement; spring; beginning of motion; outset.
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To cause to start; rouse; set in motion; originate; loosen.
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To move suddenly; spring; beging.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To set in motion or action; rouse; stir.
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To originate; begin.
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To call forth; evoke.
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To make a startled movement.
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To set out; begin.
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To become loose.
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A quick, startled movement.
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Distance in advance.
By James Champlin Fernald
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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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To alarm; to startle; to rouse suddenly from concealment; to raise; to invent; to move suddenly from its place; to empty.
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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.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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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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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.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. A sudden spring, leap, or motion occasioned by surprise, fear, pain, or the like ;-a convulsive twitch or spasm ;-a wanton or unexpected movement ; a sally;-act of setting out; outset ;.-a push ; a shove ;-hence, alarm ; fright.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, German] A projection; a push; a horn; a tail.
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HEREDITAMENTS
- Tilings capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal,real, personal, mixed, and including not only lands everything thereon, but alsolieir-looms, certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir togetherwith (he land. Co. Litt. 5b; 2 Bl. Comm. 17; Nell is v. Munson, 108 N. Y. 453, 15 E.730; Owens Lewis, 40 Ind. 508, Am. Rep. 205; Whitlock Greacen. 4S J. Eq.350. 21 Atl. 944; Mitchell Warner, 5 Conn. 407; New York Mabie, 13 150, 04Am. Dec. 53S. Estates. Anything capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, mixed and including not only lands everything thereon, but also heir looms, certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir, together with land. Co. Litt. 5 b; 1 Tho. 219; 2 Bl. Com. 17. this term such things are denoted, as subject-matter inheritance, inheritance itself; cannot therefore, its own intrinsic force, enlarge an estate, prima facie a life into fee. B. & P. 251; 8 T. R. 503; 219, note Hereditaments are divided into corporeal and incorporeal. confined to lands. (q. v.) Vide Incorporeal hereditaments, Shep. To. 91; Cruise's Dig. tit. 1, s. 1; Wood's Inst.221; 3 Kent, Com. 321; Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; 1 Chit. Pr. 203-229; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1595, et seq.