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[Verb] | "start" | \ ˈstärt \

1: to move suddenly and violently : spring

2: to react with a sudden brief involuntary movement

3: to issue with sudden force

Origin: 13th century ;

Middle English sterten; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly;

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[Noun] | "starting block"

1: a device that usually consists of two blocks mounted on either side of an adjustable frame and that provides a runner with a rigid surface against which to brace the feet at the start of a race

2: one of a series of boxes or low platforms at one end of a pool on which a competitor stands for the start of a swimming race

Origin: 1910 ;

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[Noun] | "starting gate"

1: a mechanically operated barrier used as a starting device for a race

2: a barrier that when knocked aside by a competitor (such as a skier) starts an electronic timing device

Origin: 1893 ;

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[Noun] | "starting gun"

1: a special gun used to signal the beginning of a race; also : the signal made by a starting gun

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[Noun] | "starting line"

1: a line that marks the beginning of a race

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[Noun] | "starting lineup"

1: the list of players who are playing when a game begins

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[Noun] | "starting pitcher"

1: the pitcher who is playing at the beginning of the game

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[Noun] | "starting point"

1: a place to start

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[Noun] | "starting price"

1: the basic price when nothing extra has been added

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[Noun] | "starting salary"

1: the salary people are paid when they start a job

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[Adjective] | "starting"

1: as in beginning, first;

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[Verb] | "starting"

1: to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise);

* e.g., " ... I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream "

Synonyms :
bolting,
jumping,
startling

2: to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of;

* e.g., " ... started the impressionist movement in art "

3: to cause to function;

* e.g., " ... trying to start the car on a frigid morning "

Antonyms :
ceasing,
ending,
stopping

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[Verb] | "start"

1: to come into existence;

* e.g., " ... the fight started when one child tripped the other "

Antonyms :
cease,
end,
stop

2: to take the first step in (a process or course of action);

* e.g., " ... we'll be ready to start the concert in a moment "

Antonyms :
conclude,
end,
finish,
terminate

3: to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of;

* e.g., " ... started the impressionist movement in art "

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[Verb] | "kick-starting"

1: as in jump-starting;

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[Verb] | "jump-starting"

1: to give life, vigor, or spirit to;

* e.g., " ... an intentionally provocative comment that was supposed to jump-start the discussion "

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[Verb] | "jump-start"

1: to give life, vigor, or spirit to;

* e.g., " ... an intentionally provocative comment that was supposed to jump-start the discussion "

Antonyms :
damp,
dampen,
deaden,
dull,
kill

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