The Word 'START'

Start (noun)

definition:
the act of starting something

Start (noun)

definition:
a turn to be a starter in the beginning of a game

example:
"Occasionally young players get to start games when a more experienced player is injured."

Start (noun)

definition:
a sudden involuntary movement

example:
"They awoke with a start."

Start (noun)

definition:
the advantage gained by beginning early, as in a race

example:
"With an hour's start, I will be hard to catch."

Start (noun)

definition:
a signal to begin (as in a race)

example:
"the starting signal was a green light"

Start (noun)

definition:
the beginning of anything

example:
"it was off to a good start"

Start (noun)

definition:
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Start (noun)

definition:
the time at which something is supposed to begin

example:
"they got an early start"

Start (verb)

definition:
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Start (verb)

definition:
set in motion, cause to start

example:
"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"

Start (verb)

definition:
play in the starting lineup

Start (verb)

definition:
bring into being

Start (verb)

definition:
get off the ground

example:
"Who started this company?"

Start (verb)

definition:
get going or set in motion

example:
"We simply could not start the engine"

Start (verb)

definition:
begin or set in motion

example:
"I start at eight in the morning"

Start (verb)

definition:
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

example:
"The cat started when I walked into the room."

Start (verb)

definition:
leave

Start (verb)

definition:
bulge outward

Start (verb)

definition:
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

Start (verb)

definition:
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

Start (verb)

definition:
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

Start (verb)

definition:
have a beginning characterized in some specified way