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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: start n 1: the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good 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" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {end}, {ending}, {middle}] 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" [syn: {start}, {starting}] 4: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn: {startle}, {jump}, {start}] 5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: {beginning}, {start}, {commencement}] [ant: {finish}, {finishing}] 6: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game [syn: {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {start}, {head start}] v 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" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}, {terminate}] 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" [syn: {begin}, {lead off}, {start}, {commence}] [ant: {end}, {terminate}] 3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {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" [syn: {begin}, {start}] [ant: {cease}, {end}, {finish}, {stop}, {terminate}] 5: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" [syn: {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {startle}, {jump}, {start}] 8: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" [syn: {start}, {start up}] [ant: {stop}] 9: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {go}, {get going}] [ant: {halt}, {stop}] 10: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: {start}, {take up}] 11: play in the starting lineup 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" [syn: {begin}, {start}] 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" [syn: {begin}, {start}] 14: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {start}, {protrude}, {pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]