START

START -  a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); the beginning of anything; a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game; the act of starting something; a sudden involuntary movement; a signal to begin (as in a race); the time at which something is supposed to begin; verb play in the starting lineup; get off the ground; get going or set in motion; begin or set in motion; bulge outward; begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; set in motion, cause to start; bring into being; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; leave; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; have a beginning characterized in some specified way

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