Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking.
- intransitive verb To move on the initial part of a journey.
- intransitive verb To have a beginning; commence.
- intransitive verb To come quickly into view, life, or activity; spring forth.
- intransitive verb To have as an initial part or job.
- intransitive verb To move one's body or a part of it suddenly or involuntarily.
- intransitive verb Sports To be in the initial lineup of a game or race.
- intransitive verb To protrude or bulge.
- intransitive verb To become loosened or disengaged.
- intransitive verb To take the first step in doing: synonym: begin.
- intransitive verb To cause to come into being; make happen or originate.
- intransitive verb To set into motion, operation, or activity.
- intransitive verb To begin to attend.
- intransitive verb To cause (someone) to have an initial position or role.
- intransitive verb To play in the initial lineup of (a game).
- intransitive verb To put (a player) into the initial lineup of a game.
- intransitive verb To enter (a participant) into a race or game.
- intransitive verb To found; establish.
- intransitive verb To tend in an early stage of development.
- intransitive verb To rouse (game) from its hiding place or lair; flush.
- intransitive verb To cause to become displaced or loosened.
- noun An act of beginning; an initial effort.
- noun The beginning of a new construction project.
- noun A result of an initial effort.
- noun A place or time of beginning.
- noun A starting line for a race.
- noun A signal to begin a race.
- noun An instance of beginning a race.
- noun An instance of being in the starting lineup for a game, especially as a pitcher.
- noun A startled reaction or movement.
- noun A part that has become dislocated or loosened.
- noun A position of advantage over others, as in a race or an endeavor; a lead.
- noun An opportunity granted to pursue a career or course of action.
- idiom (start a family) To conceive or have a first child.
- idiom (start in on) To begin an activity regarding (something).
- idiom (start in on) To begin to criticize or complain about (someone or something).
- idiom (start something) To cause trouble.
- idiom (to start with) At the beginning; initially.
- idiom (to start with) In any case.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To move with a sudden involuntary jerk or twitch, as from a shock of surprise, fear, pain, or the like; give sudden involuntary expression to or indication of surprise, pain, fright, or any sudden emotion, by a quick convulsive movement of the body: as, he started at the sight.
- To make a sudden or unexpected change of place or position; rise abruptly or quickly; spring; leap, dart, or rush with sudden quickness: as, to
start aside, backward, forward, out, or up; to start from one's seat. - To set out; begin or enter upon action, course, career, or pursuit, as a journey or a race.
- To run; escape; get away.
- To lose hold; give way; swerve aside; be disloeated or moved from an intended position or direction; spring: as, the ship's timbers started.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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chained_bear commented on the word start
"'...the sudden spontaneous beating of men who are thought to move too slowly, or starting, as we call it...'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 74
February 11, 2008