Noun:
1: start the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
2: showtime, outset, offset, starting time, start, first, commencement, kickoff, beginning, get-go 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"
3: starting, start 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"
4: start, jump, startle a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
5: commencement, beginning, start the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
6: start, starting line a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
7: starting signal, start a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"
8: start, head start advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
Verb:
1: begin, commence, set about, get, get down, start out, set out, start 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"
2: lead off, begin, start, commence 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"
3: set out, start out, depart, start, set forth, take off, set off, part leave; "The family took off for Florida"
4: begin, start 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"
5: start, initiate, originate bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
6: start up, start, commence, embark on 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"
7: start, jump, startle move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
8: start up, start get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
9: get going, start, go begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
10: start, take up begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
11: start play in the starting lineup
12: begin, start 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"
13: start, begin 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"
14: pop, bulge out, start, bulge, come out, pop out, bug out, protrude bulge outward; "His eyes popped"