Found 4 items, similar to start.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: start
mulai
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: start
awal, berawal, jalankan, memulai, permulaan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: start
start
n 1: the beginning of anything;
“it was off to a good start”
2: 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” [syn:
beginning,
commencement,
first,
outset,
get-go,
kickoff,
starting time,
showtime,
offset]
[ant:
middle,
end]
3: 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” [syn:
starting]
4: a sudden involuntary movement;
“he awoke with a start” [syn:
startle,
jump]
5: the act of starting something;
“he was responsible for the
beginning of negotiations” [syn:
beginning,
commencement]
[ant:
finish]
6: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a
game [syn:
starting line]
7: a signal to begin (as in a race);
“the starting signal was a
green light”;
“the runners awaited the start” [syn:
starting signal
]
8: advantage gained by an early start as in a race;
“with an
hour's start he will be hard to catch” [syn:
head start]
start
v 1: 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” [syn:
get down,
begin,
get,
start out,
set about,
set out,
commence] [ant:
end]
2: 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” [syn:
begin,
lead off,
commence]
[ant:
end]
3: leave;
“The family took off for Florida” [syn:
depart,
part,
start out,
set forth,
set off,
set out,
take off]
4: 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” [syn:
begin] [ant:
end]
5: bring into being;
“He initiated a new program”;
“Start a
foundation” [syn:
originate,
initiate]
6: 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” [syn:
start up
,
embark on,
commence]
7: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;
“She
startled when I walked into the room” [syn:
startle,
jump]
8: get going or set in motion;
“We simply could not start the
engine”;
“start up the computer” [syn:
start up] [ant:
stop]
9: begin or set in motion;
“I start at eight in the morning”;
“Ready, set, go!” [syn:
go,
get going] [ant:
stop]
10: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
“Take up a position”;
“start a new job” [syn:
take up]
11: play in the starting line-up
12: 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 work-out”;
“The semester begins with a convocation ceremony” [syn:
begin]
13: 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” [syn:
begin]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: start
start
\start\ (st[aum]rt), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
started; p. pr.
& vb. n.
starting.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten to
hurl, rush, fall, G. st["u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over,
to fall, Sw. st["o]rta to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte,
and probably also to E. start a tail; the original sense
being, perhaps, to show the tail, to tumble over suddenly.
[root]166. Cf.
Start a tail.]
1. To leap; to jump. [Obs.]
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2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise,
pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a
voluntary act.
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And maketh him out of his sleep to start. --Chaucer.
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I start as from some dreadful dream. --Dryden.
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Keep your soul to the work when ready to start
aside. --I. Watts.
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But if he start,
It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. --Shak.
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3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to
begin; as, to start in business.
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At once they start, advancing in a line. --Dryden.
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At intervals some bird from out the brakes
Starts into voice a moment, then is still. --Byron.
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4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a
seam may start under strain or pressure.
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To start after, to set out after; to follow; to pursue.
To start against, to act as a rival candidate against.
To start for, to be a candidate for, as an office.
To start up, to rise suddenly, as from a seat or couch; to
come suddenly into notice or importance.
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