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start
Overview of noun start
The noun start has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (11) start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
2. (5) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
3. (2) start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "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")
4. (1) startle, jump, start -- (a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start")
5. (1) beginning, start, commencement -- (the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations")
6. start, starting line -- (a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game)
7. starting signal, start -- (a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start")
8. start, head start -- (advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch")
Overview of verb start
The verb start has 14 senses (first 11 from tagged texts)
1. (164) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "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")
2. (45) begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
3. (29) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida")
4. (18) begin, start -- (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000")
5. (16) originate, initiate, start -- (bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation")
6. (11) start, start up, embark on, commence -- (get off the ground; "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")
7. (7) startle, jump, start -- (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room")
8. (7) start, start up -- (get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer")
9. (5) start, go, get going -- (begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!")
10. (2) start, take up -- (begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job")
11. (1) start -- (play in the starting lineup)
12. begin, start -- (have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "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")
13. begin, start -- (begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade")
14. start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out -- (bulge outward; "His eyes popped")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun start
8 senses of start
Sense 1
start
=> beginning
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> point, point in time
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
start, starting
=> turn, play
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
startle, jump, start
=> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
=> reaction, response
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
beginning, start, commencement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
start, starting line
=> line
=> mark, print
=> indication, indicant
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
starting signal, start
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
start, head start
=> advantage, vantage
=> asset, plus
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun start
4 of 8 senses of start
Sense 1
start
=> adrenarche
=> menarche
=> thelarche
=> onset, oncoming
=> dawn, morning
=> flying start, running start
=> opener
=> alpha
=> opening, opening night, curtain raising
=> kickoff, send-off, start-off
=> racing start
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> birth
=> incipiency, incipience
=> terminus a quo, starting point
=> threshold
Sense 4
startle, jump, start
=> startle response, startle reaction
=> startle reflex, Moro reflex
=> wince, flinch
Sense 5
beginning, start, commencement
=> springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
=> activation
=> attack, tone-beginning
=> constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
HAS INSTANCE=> Creation
=> introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
=> face-off
=> first step, initiative, opening move, opening
=> groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony
=> housing start
=> icebreaker
=> inauguration, startup
=> initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
=> installation, installing, installment, instalment
=> jump ball
=> kickoff
=> resumption, recommencement
=> scrum, scrummage
=> startup
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun start
8 senses of start
Sense 1
start
=> beginning
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> point, point in time
Sense 3
start, starting
=> turn, play
Sense 4
startle, jump, start
=> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Sense 5
beginning, start, commencement
=> change of state
Sense 6
start, starting line
=> line
Sense 7
starting signal, start
=> signal, signaling, sign
Sense 8
start, head start
=> advantage, vantage
Antonyms of noun start
1 of 8 senses of start
Sense 5
beginning, start, commencement
Antonym of finish (Sense 3)
=>finish, finishing
Member Holonyms of noun start
Substance Holonyms of noun start
Part Holonyms of noun start
Member Meronyms of noun start
Substance Meronyms of noun start
Part Meronyms of noun start
Meronyms of noun start
Holonyms of noun start
Attributes of noun start
Derived Forms of noun start
5 of 8 senses of start
Sense 1
start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#13
=> begin, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#12
=> begin, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#10
=> start, take up
RELATED TO>(verb) start#6
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
RELATED TO>(verb) start#5
=> originate, initiate, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#4
=> begin, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#2
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
RELATED TO>(verb) start#1
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(verb) start#10
=> start, take up
RELATED TO>(verb) start#6
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
RELATED TO>(verb) start#5
=> originate, initiate, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#4
=> begin, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#2
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
RELATED TO>(verb) start#1
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 3
start, starting
RELATED TO>(verb) start#11
=> start
Sense 4
startle, jump, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#7
=> startle, jump, start
Sense 5
beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(verb) start#13
=> begin, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#12
=> begin, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#10
=> start, take up
RELATED TO>(verb) start#6
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
RELATED TO>(verb) start#5
=> originate, initiate, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#4
=> begin, start
RELATED TO>(verb) start#2
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
RELATED TO>(verb) start#1
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
RELATED TO>(verb) start#11
=> start
Domain of noun start
Domain Terms of noun start
Familiarity of noun start
start used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun start
8 senses of start
Sense 1
start
> beginning
=> casus belli
=> emergence, egress, issue
=> origin, origination, inception
=> genesis, generation
=> ground floor
=> emergence, outgrowth, growth
=> start
=> creation, conception
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
> point, point in time
=> distance
=> date, particular date
=> deadline
=> arrival time, time of arrival
=> departure time, time of departure
=> midterm
=> term, full term
=> midterm
=> moment, minute, second, instant
=> run-time
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> middle
=> end, ending
=> phase, phase angle
=> show time
=> then
Sense 3
start, starting
> turn, play
=> move
=> start, starting
=> innings
=> attack
=> down
=> bat, at-bat
=> lead
=> ruff, trumping
=> trick
Sense 4
startle, jump, start
> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
=> accommodation reflex
=> Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign
=> belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
=> blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
=> blush, flush
=> vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking
=> defecation reflex, rectal reflex
=> yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
=> electric shock, electrical shock, shock
=> fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind
=> gulp, gulping
=> knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex
=> light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis
=> mydriasis
=> micturition reflex
=> pharyngeal reflex, gag reflex
=> pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
=> plantar reflex
=> rooting reflex
=> startle, jump, start
=> stretch reflex, myotactic reflex
=> suckling reflex
=> tremble, shiver, shake
=> sneeze, sneezing, sternutation
=> hiccup, hiccough, singultus
Sense 5
beginning, start, commencement
> change of state
=> aeration
=> passage, transition
=> meddling, tampering
=> transfer, transference
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> nullification, override
=> reversal
=> beginning, start, commencement
=> arousal, rousing
=> cooking, cookery, preparation
=> seasoning
=> infusion
=> improvement
=> beautification
=> decoration
=> worsening
=> degradation, debasement
=> change of color
=> soiling, soilure, dirtying
=> wetting
=> chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
=> defoliation
=> specialization, specialisation
=> spiritualization, spiritualisation
Sense 6
start, starting line
> line
=> balkline, baulk-line, string line
=> finishing line, finish line
=> foul line
=> foul line
=> foul line
=> baseline
=> goal line
=> red line
=> scrimmage line, line of scrimmage
=> service line, baseline
=> sideline, out of bounds
=> start, starting line
=> yard line
Sense 7
starting signal, start
> signal, signaling, sign
=> recording
=> phone number, telephone number, number
=> starting signal, start
=> storm signal
=> radio beam, beam
=> ticktack
=> time signal
=> dog-ear
=> animal communication
=> alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
=> distress signal, distress call
=> all clear
=> bugle call
=> curfew
=> retreat
=> drumbeat
=> telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal
=> whistle, whistling
=> high sign
=> symbol
=> visual signal
=> indicator
=> electronic signal
=> radio beacon
=> input signal, input
=> output signal, output
Sense 8
start, head start
> advantage, vantage
=> favor, favour
=> leverage
=> handicap
=> homecourt advantage
=> lead
=> pull, clout
=> start, head start
=> profit, gain
=> preference
=> privilege
=> expedience, expediency
=> superiority, favorable position, favourable position
=> good
=> favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness
=> tax advantage
Meronyms of noun start
8 senses of start
Holonyms of noun start
Grep of noun start
american redstart
flying start
fresh start
head start
housing start
jump-start
jumpstart
kick start
racing start
redstart
running start
start
start-off
starter
starter motor
starting
starting block
starting buffer
starting gate
starting handle
starting line
starting motor
starting pitcher
starting point
starting post
starting signal
starting stall
starting time
startle
startle reaction
startle reflex
startle response
startup
upstart
Antonyms of verb start
2 of 14 senses of start
Sense 8
start, start up
Antonym of stop (Sense 5)
=>stop
Sense 9
start, go, get going
Antonym of stop (Sense 1)
=>stop, halt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb start
14 senses of start
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 3
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> leave, go forth, go away
Sense 4
begin, start
Sense 5
originate, initiate, start
=> make, create
Sense 6
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 7
startle, jump, start
=> move
Sense 8
start, start up
Sense 9
start, go, get going
Sense 10
start, take up
Sense 11
start
=> play
=> compete, vie, contend
Sense 12
begin, start
=> be
Sense 13
begin, start
=> act, move
Sense 14
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb start
10 of 14 senses of start
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
=> recommence
=> strike out
=> fall
=> jump off
=> get to
=> auspicate
=> attack
=> break in
=> plunge, launch
=> come on
=> embark, enter
=> get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> recommence
=> inaugurate, usher in, introduce
=> set off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
Sense 3
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> take off, lift off
=> roar off
=> blaze, blaze out
=> sally forth, sally out
Sense 4
begin, start
=> erupt, break out
=> bud
=> break out
=> set in, kick in
=> dawn
=> originate
Sense 5
originate, initiate, start
=> lead up, initiate
=> set
=> go back, date back, date from
Sense 6
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> inaugurate, kick off
=> open
Sense 7
startle, jump, start
=> shy
=> boggle
=> rear back
=> jackrabbit
Sense 8
start, start up
=> kick-start
=> hot-wire
=> restart, re-start
=> crank, crank up
=> jumpstart, jump-start, jump
Sense 9
start, go, get going
=> go on, come up, come on
=> get off the ground, take off
Sense 10
start, take up
=> take office
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb start
14 senses of start
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 3
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> leave, go forth, go away
Sense 4
begin, start
Sense 5
originate, initiate, start
=> make, create
Sense 6
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 7
startle, jump, start
=> move
Sense 8
start, start up
Sense 9
start, go, get going
Sense 10
start, take up
Sense 11
start
=> play
Sense 12
begin, start
=> be
Sense 13
begin, start
=> act, move
Sense 14
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
=> change shape, change form, deform
'Cause To' of verb start
2 of 14 senses of start
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
=> begin, start
Sense 8
start, start up
=> start, go, get going
Derived Forms of verb start
10 of 14 senses of start
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#2
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
RELATED TO>(noun) starter#4
=> newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#2
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
Sense 4
begin, start
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#2
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
Sense 5
originate, initiate, start
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#2
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
RELATED TO>(noun) starter#4
=> newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
Sense 6
start, start up, embark on, commence
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#2
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
Sense 7
startle, jump, start
RELATED TO>(noun) start#4
=> startle, jump, start
Sense 10
start, take up
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#2
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
Sense 11
start
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#3
=> start, starting
RELATED TO>(noun) starting#1
=> start, starting
Sense 12
begin, start
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
Sense 13
begin, start
RELATED TO>(noun) start#5
=> beginning, start, commencement
RELATED TO>(noun) start#1
=> start
Domain of verb start
1 of 14 senses of start
Sense 11
start
TOPIC>(noun) sport#1, athletics#1
Domain Terms of verb start
Familiarity of verb start
start used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =14)
Sample Sentences of verb start
14 senses of start
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
EX: They start moving
EX: They start to move
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
EX: These cars won't start
Sense 4
begin, start
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
originate, initiate, start
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
start, start up, embark on, commence
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
startle, jump, start
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
start, start up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 9
start, go, get going
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 10
start, take up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
start
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 12
begin, start
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 13
begin, start
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 14
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb start
8 of 14 senses of start
Sense 3
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
> leave, go forth, go away
=> go out
=> depart, take leave, quit
=> pop off
=> walk off, walk away
=> hightail
=> walk out
=> come away
=> decamp, skip, vamoose
=> scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off
=> run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off
=> ride off, ride away
=> go out
=> tarry, linger
=> depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> pull out, get out
=> rush off, rush away
=> scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> slip away, steal away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out
=> vacate, empty, abandon
Sense 5
originate, initiate, start
> make, create
=> beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> regenerate
=> clear
=> distill, extract, distil
=> derive, educe
=> froth, spume, suds
=> lay down, establish, make
=> puncture
=> twine
=> cleave
=> track
=> institute, bring
=> short-circuit, short
=> re-create
=> grind
=> generate, bring forth
=> originate, initiate, start
=> give, yield
=> bring, work, play, wreak, make for
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> create, make
=> realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
=> cause, do, make
=> establish, give
=> put on, turn in
=> bear, turn out
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> construct, build, make
=> build, establish
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> style
=> strike
=> copy, re-create
=> create verbally
=> compose, write
=> choreograph
=> direct
=> film
=> film-make
=> recreate
=> offset
=> scrape
=> produce, bring forth
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> press
=> prepare
=> cut
=> cut
=> raise
=> beat
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> incorporate
=> form, organize, organise
Sense 6
start, start up, embark on, commence
> begin, lead off, start, commence
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> recommence
=> inaugurate, usher in, introduce
=> set off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
Sense 7
startle, jump, start
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 11
start
> play
=> line up
=> curl
=> snooker
=> revoke
=> develop
=> develop
=> die
=> misplay
=> start
=> fumble
=> volley
=> unblock
=> replay
=> cricket
=> backstop
=> fullback
=> quarterback
=> cradle
=> exit
=> play out
=> field
=> catch
=> face off, bully off
=> tee off
=> ace
=> complete, nail
=> gamble
=> walk
=> bowl
=> golf
=> bandy
=> foul
=> put out
=> croquet
=> putt
=> teeter-totter, teetertotter, seesaw
=> bid, call
Sense 12
begin, start
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 13
begin, start
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 14
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb start
Sense 4
begin, start
Sense 12
begin, start
=> be
Sense 13
begin, start
=> act, move
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Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
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Sense 3
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> leave, go forth, go away
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Sense 5
originate, initiate, start
=> make, create
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Sense 6
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
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Sense 7
startle, jump, start
=> move
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Sense 8
start, start up
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Sense 9
start, go, get going
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Sense 10
start, take up
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Sense 11
start
=> play
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Sense 14
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Grep of verb start
jump-start
jumpstart
kick-start
re-start
restart
start
start out
start up
startle
Grep of adj start
starting
startled
startling
upstart
Grep of adv start
at the start
from start to finish
startlingly
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