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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"

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!"

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"

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"

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

play in the starting line-up

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"

the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"

begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

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"

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"

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Starter.

To move suddenly aside: to wince: to deviate: to begin.

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.

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.

To cause to start; rouse; set in motion; originate; loosen.

To move suddenly; spring; beging.

To set in motion or action; rouse; stir.

To originate; begin.

To call forth; evoke.

To make a startled movement.

To set out; begin.

To become loose.

A quick, startled movement.

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.

To alarm; to startle; to rouse suddenly from concealment; to raise; to invent; to move suddenly from its place; to empty.

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.

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.

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.

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.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, German] A projection; a push; a horn; a tail.