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Starting

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Definitions for Starting

noun
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
Synonyms
start
Examples
  1. he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital
  2. his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen
adjective
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
Examples
  1. with eyes starting from their sockets
adjective
appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
Examples
  1. the starting point
  2. hands in the starting position
verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Synonyms
get down begin get start out start set about set out commence
Examples
  1. We began working at dawn
  2. Who will start?
  3. Get working as soon as the sun rises!
  4. The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
  5. He began early in the day
  6. Let's get down to work now
verb
set in motion, cause to start
Synonyms
begin lead off start commence
Examples
  1. The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
  2. The Iraqis began hostilities
  3. begin a new chapter in your life
verb
leave
Synonyms
depart part start start out set forth set off set out take off
Examples
  1. The family took off for Florida
verb
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Synonyms
begin start
Examples
  1. The DMZ begins right over the hill
  2. The second movement begins after the Allegro
  3. Prices for these homes start at $250,000
verb
bring into being
Synonyms
originate initiate start
Examples
  1. He initiated a new program
  2. Start a foundation
verb
get off the ground
Synonyms
start start up embark on commence
Examples
  1. Who started this company?
  2. We embarked on an exciting enterprise
  3. I start my day with a good breakfast
  4. We began the new semester
  5. The afternoon session begins at 4 PM
  6. The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack
verb
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Synonyms
startle jump start
Examples
  1. She startled when I walked into the room
verb
get going or set in motion
Synonyms
start start up
Examples
  1. We simply could not start the engine
  2. start up the computer
verb
begin or set in motion
Synonyms
start go get going
Examples
  1. I start at eight in the morning
  2. Ready, set, go!
verb
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Synonyms
start take up
Examples
  1. Take up a position
  2. start a new job
verb
play in the starting lineup
Synonyms
start
verb
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Synonyms
begin start
Examples
  1. The novel begins with a murder
  2. My property begins with the three maple trees
  3. Her day begins with a workout
  4. The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
verb
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Synonyms
begin start
Examples
  1. begin a cigar
  2. She started the soup while it was still hot
  3. We started physics in 10th grade
verb
bulge outward
Synonyms
start protrude pop pop out bulge bulge out bug out come out
Examples
  1. His eyes popped

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