start /stɑrt/
1. the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
synset: start
2. 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"
synset: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset
3. 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. a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
5. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
synset: beginning, start, commencement
6. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
synset: start, starting_line, scratch, scratch_line
7. a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"
synset: starting_signal, start
8. the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
synset: start, head_start
1. 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"
synset: get_down, begin, get, start_out, start, set_about, set_out, commence
2. 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"
synset: begin, lead_off, start, commence
3. leave; "The family took off for Florida"
synset: depart, part, start, start_out, set_forth, set_off, set_out, take_off
4. 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"
antonym: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
5. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
synset: originate, initiate, start
6. 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"
synset: start, start_up, embark_on, commence
7. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
8. get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
9. begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
10. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
11. play in the starting lineup
synset: start
12. 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 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. bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
synset: start, protrude, pop, pop_out, bulge, bulge_out, bug_out, come_out
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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