noun · the time at which something is supposed to begin“they got an early start”
noun · 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”
noun · a sudden involuntary movement“he awoke with a start”
noun · the act of starting something“he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations”
noun · a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a gamenoun · a signal to begin (as in a race)“the starting signal was a green light”
starting signal
noun · the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)“with an hour's start he will be hard to catch”
head start
verb · take the first step or steps in carrying out an action“We began working at dawn”
verb · set in motion, cause to start“The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”
verb · depart for someplace“The family took off for Florida”
verb · have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense“The DMZ begins right over the hill”
verb · bring into being“He initiated a new program”
verb · get off the ground“Who started this company?”
verb · move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm“She startled when I walked into the room”
verb · get going or set in motion“We simply could not start the engine”
verb · begin or set in motion“I start at eight in the morning”
verb · begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job“Take up a position”
verb · have a beginning characterized in some specified way“The novel begins with a murder”
verb · begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object“begin a cigar”
verb · bulge outward“His eyes popped”