v.
- come or bring into being.
▸begin to do.
▸begin to move or travel.
▸begin to attend (a school, college, etc.) or engage in (an occupation).
- cause to happen.
▸begin to operate.
▸cause or enable to begin doing something.
▸signal (competitors) to begin a race.
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(start at)
cost at least (a specified amount).
- give a small jump or jerking movement from surprise.
▸literary move or appear suddenly.
▸rouse (game) from its lair.
▸(of eyes) bulge.
- displace or be displaced by pressure or shrinkage.
n.
- the beginning of something.
▸an act of beginning.
- an advantage given at the beginning of a race.
- a sudden movement of surprise.
▸dated a surprising occurrence.
Phrase
- for a start
in the first place. - start something
informal cause trouble. - to start with
as the first thing to be taken into account.
Phrase verbal
Etymology
OE styrtan ‘to caper, leap’, of Gmc origin.
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