START UP
Dictionary entry overview: What does start up mean?
• START UP (verb)
The verb START UP has 2 senses:
1. get going or set in motion
2. get off the ground
Familiarity information: START UP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• START UP (verb)
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 up"):
kick-start (start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter)
hot-wire (start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock)
re-start; restart (start an engine again, for example)
crank; crank up (start by cranking)
jump; jump-start; jumpstart (start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery)
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 up" 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 up"):
inaugurate; kick off (commence officially)
open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
