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Definitions for start

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  • The act of starting something

  • A sudden involuntary movement

  • A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

  • The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

  • A signal to begin (as in a race)

  • The beginning of anything

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

  • The time at which something is supposed to begin

  • Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

  • Set in motion, cause to start

  • Play in the starting lineup

  • Bring into being

  • Get off the ground

  • Begin or set in motion

  • Get going or set in motion

  • Leave

  • Bulge outward

  • Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

  • Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

  • Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

  • Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

  • Have a beginning characterized in some specified way

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