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Overview of noun start

The noun start has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (11) start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
2. (5) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
3. (2) start, starting -- (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")
4. (1) startle, jump, start -- (a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start")
5. (1) beginning, start, commencement -- (the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations")
6. start, starting line -- (a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game)
7. starting signal, start -- (a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start")
8. start, head start -- (advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour|s start he will be hard to catch")

Overview of verb start

The verb start has 14 senses (first 11 from tagged texts)

1. (164) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (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"; "Let|s get down to work now")
2. (45) begin, lead off, start, commence -- (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")
3. (29) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida")
4. (18) begin, start -- (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")
5. (16) originate, initiate, start -- (bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation")
6. (11) start, start up, embark on, commence -- (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")
7. (7) startle, jump, start -- (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room")
8. (7) start, start up -- (get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer")
9. (5) start, go, get going -- (begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!")
10. (2) start, take up -- (begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job")
11. (1) start -- (play in the starting lineup)
12. begin, start -- (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 workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony")
13. begin, start -- (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")
14. start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out -- (bulge outward; "His eyes popped")