Start (noun)
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A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.
start (noun)
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The beginning of an activity.
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A sudden involuntary movement.
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The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
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An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
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(horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
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An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
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(UK, slang, archaic) A happening or proceeding.
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An instance of starting.
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A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
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A handle, especially that of a plough.
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The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
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The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
start (verb)
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Begin, commence, initiate, set in motion, ready a vehicle or machine, raise a question or objection, bring into being or view.
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(intransitive) To begin an activity.
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(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
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To start is to jerk, awaken, disturb, flinch, or move suddenly from its place.
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(intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
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(transitive, sports) To put into play.
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(transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
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(intransitive, euphemistic) To start one's periods (menstruation).
start (adverb)
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(dialectal, archaic) Completely, utterly.