start

/stɑːt/ · noun

Meaning

The beginning of an activity.
A sudden involuntary movement.
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
To begin, commence, initiate.
To begin an activity.
To have its origin (at), begin.
To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
To break away, to come loose.
To put into play.
A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
A handle, especially that of a plough.
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

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