Noun has 8 senses

• start(n = noun.event) - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"


Derived form verb start₁, verb start₁₀, verb start₁₂, verb start₁₃, verb start₂, verb start₄, verb start₅, verb start₆

• start(n = noun.time) beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, starting time - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"; "they got an early start"


Derived form verb start₁, verb start₁₀, verb start₂, verb start₄, verb start₅, verb start₆

• start(n = noun.act) starting - 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"

Derived form verb start₁₁

• start(n = noun.act) jump, startle - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"


Derived form verb start₇

• start(n = noun.act) beginning, commencement - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"



Antonym: finish
Derived form verb start₁, verb start₁₀, verb start₁₁, verb start₁₂, verb start₁₃, verb start₂, verb start₄, verb start₅, verb start₆

• start(n = noun.location) scratch, scratch line, starting line - a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game;


• start(n = noun.communication) starting signal - a signal to begin (as in a race); "the runners awaited the start"; "the starting signal was a green light"


• start(n = noun.attribute) head start - the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

Verb has 14 senses

• start(v = verb.change) begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start out - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"


Derived form noun start₁, noun start₂, noun start₅, noun starter₄
Sample sentences:
They %s moving
They %s to move

• start(v = verb.change) begin, commence, lead off - set in motion, cause to start; "begin a new chapter in your life"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"



Derived form noun start₁, noun start₂, noun start₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

• start(v = verb.motion) depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start out, take off - leave; "The family took off for Florida"


Sample sentence:
These cars won't %s

• start(v = verb.stative) begin - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "Prices for these h