Start

/stɑːt/ · noun

Meaning

The beginning of an activity..

Definitions by Sense

1. The beginning of an activity.
2. A sudden involuntary movement.
3. The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
4. An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
5. (horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
6. An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
7. (UK, slang, archaic) A happening or proceeding.
8. Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)

Example Sentences

The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, / Straining upon the start.

He woke with a start.

Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry.

The sight of his scared face, his starts and pallors and sudden harkenings, unstrung me […]

Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.

Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.

Wilshere, who made his first start for England in the midweek friendly win over Denmark, raced into the penalty area and chose to cross rather than shoot - one of the very few poor selections he made in the match.

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Word Forms

• starts
• starting
• started
• more start
• most start

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