Dictionary entry details
• START (noun)
Meaning:
The beginning of anything
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
it was off to a good start
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
beginning (the event consisting of the start of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "start"):
racing start (the start of a race)
kickoff; send-off; start-off (a start given to contestants)
curtain raising; opening; opening night (the first performance (as of a theatrical production))
alpha (the beginning of a series or sequence)
opener (the first event in a series)
flying start; running start (a quick and auspicious beginning)
dawn; morning (the earliest period)
oncoming; onset (the beginning or early stages)
thelarche (the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty)
menarche (the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman)
adrenarche (the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty)
Meaning:
The time at which something is supposed to begin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
offset; showtime; get-go; commencement; starting time; outset; start; kickoff; beginning; first
Context examples:
they got an early start / she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
point; point in time (an instant of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "start"):
threshold (the starting point for a new state or experience)
starting point; terminus a quo (earliest limiting point)
incipience; incipiency (beginning to exist or to be apparent)
birth (the time when something begins (especially life))
Meaning:
A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
starting; start
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)
Meaning:
A sudden involuntary movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
startle; start; jump
Context example:
he awoke with a start
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "start"):
flinch; wince (a reflex response to sudden pain)
Moro reflex; startle reflex (a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs)
startle reaction; startle response (a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions)
Meaning:
The act of starting something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
commencement; beginning; start
Context example:
he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "start"):
jumping-off point; point of departure; springboard (a beginning from which an enterprise is launched)
inauguration; startup (the act of starting a new operation or practice)
creation; foundation; founding; initiation; innovation; instauration; institution; introduction; origination (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new)
installation; installing; installment; instalment (the act of installing something (as equipment))
jump ball ((basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate)
kickoff ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)
recommencement; resumption (beginning again)
scrum; scrummage ((rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession)
startup (the act of setting in operation)
icebreaker (a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere)
housing start (the act of starting to construct a house)
groundbreaking; groundbreaking ceremony (the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project)
first step; initiative; opening; opening move (the first of a series of actions)
face-off ((ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players)
debut; entry; first appearance; introduction; launching; unveiling (the act of beginning something new)
activation (making active and effective (as a bomb))
constitution; establishment; formation; organisation; organization (the act of forming something)
attack; tone-beginning (a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase)
Instance hyponyms:
Creation ((theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence)
Antonym:
finish (the act of finishing)
Meaning:
A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
starting line; start
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)
Meaning:
A signal to begin (as in a race)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
starting signal; start
Context examples:
the starting signal was a green light / the runners awaited the start
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
sign; signal; signaling (any communication that encodes a message)
Meaning:
Advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
head start; start
Context example:
with an hour's start he will be hard to catch
Hypernyms ("start" is a kind of...):
advantage; vantage (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position)
• START (verb)
Meaning:
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
start out; start; set out; commence; begin; set about; get down; get
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
bestir oneself; get cracking; get going; get moving; get rolling; get started; get weaving (start to be active)
embark; enter (set out on (an enterprise or subject of study))
come on (occur or become available)
launch; plunge (begin with vigor)
break in (start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role)
attack (set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task)
auspicate (commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck)
get to (arrive at the point of)
jump off (set off quickly, usually with success)
fall (begin vigorously)
strike out (set out on a course of action)
recommence (begin again)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sentence examples:
They start to move
They start moving
Meaning:
Set in motion, cause to start
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
start; commence; lead off; begin
Context examples:
The U.S. started a war in the Middle East / The Iraqis began hostilities / begin a new chapter in your life
Cause:
begin; start (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
commence; embark on; start; start up (get off the ground)
set off (set in motion or cause to begin)
inaugurate; introduce; usher in (be a precursor of)
recommence (cause to start anew)
jump-start; jumpstart (start or re-start vigorously)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Leave
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
take off; start out; set forth; set off; start; set out; part; depart
Context example:
The family took off for Florida
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
sally forth; sally out (set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner)
blaze; blaze out (move rapidly and as if blazing)
roar off (leave)
lift off; take off (depart from the ground)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
These cars won't start
Meaning:
Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
begin; start
Context examples:
The DMZ begins right over the hill / The second movement begins after the Allegro / Prices for these homes start at $250,000
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
break out; erupt (start abruptly)
bud (start to grow or develop)
break out (begin suddenly and sometimes violently)
kick in; set in (enter a particular state)
dawn (appear or develop)
originate (begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Bring into being
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
initiate; originate; start
Context examples:
He initiated a new program / Start a foundation
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
initiate; lead up (prepare the way for)
set (apply or start)
date back; date from; go back (belong to an earlier time)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Get off the ground
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
embark on; start up; commence; start
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
inaugurate; kick off (commence officially)
open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
jump; startle; start
Context example:
She startled when I walked into the room
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
jackrabbit (go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement)
rear back (start with anger or resentment or in protest)
boggle (startle with amazement or fear)
shy (start suddenly, as from fight)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Get going or set in motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
start up; start
Context examples:
We simply could not start the engine / start up the computer
Cause:
get going; go; start (begin or set in motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
jump; jump-start; jumpstart (start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery)
crank; crank up (start by cranking)
re-start; restart (start an engine again, for example)
hot-wire (start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock)
kick-start (start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
stop (cause to stop)
Meaning:
Begin or set in motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
get going; start; go
Context examples:
I start at eight in the morning / Ready, set, go!
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
come on; come up; go on (start running, functioning, or operating)
get off the ground; take off (get started or set in motion, used figuratively)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
stop (come to a halt, stop moving)
Meaning:
Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
take up; start
Context examples:
Take up a position / start a new job
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start"):
take office (assume an office, duty, or title)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Play in the starting lineup
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
play (participate in games or sport)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
begin; start
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
begin; start
Context examples:
begin a cigar / She started the soup while it was still hot / We started physics in 10th grade
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bulge outward
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bug out; bulge out; pop; protrude; pop out; bulge; come out; start
Context example:
His eyes popped
Hypernyms (to "start" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
