• the act of Starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
• 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"
• a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a Start"
• advantage gained by an early Start as in a race; "with an hour''s Start he will be hard to catch"
• a signal to begin (as in a race); "the Starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the Start"
• 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
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• play in the Starting line-up
• bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
• 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 su
• get going or set in motion; "We simply could not Start the engine"; "Start up the computer"
• begin or set in motion; "I Start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She Startled when I walked into the room"
• leave; "The family took off for Florida"
• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "Start a new job"
• 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"
• 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"

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