STARTING
Dictionary entry overview: What does starting mean?
• STARTING (noun)
The noun STARTING has 1 sense:
1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
Familiarity information: STARTING used as a noun is very rare.
• STARTING (adjective)
The adjective STARTING has 2 senses:
1. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
2. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
Familiarity information: STARTING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STARTING (noun)
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 ("starting" is a kind of...):
play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)
• STARTING (adjective)
Meaning:
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
Context example:
with eyes starting from their sockets
Similar:
protrusive (thrusting outward)
Meaning:
Appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
Context examples:
the starting point / hands in the starting position
Similar:
opening (first or beginning)
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