| Start (start) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Start |
| [imp. *** p.
p. started] p. pr. *** vb. n.
starting.] [OE. sterten] akin to D. storten
8hurl, rush, fall, G. stürzen, OHG. sturzen to turn
over, to fall, |
To leap; to jump.
To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap,
from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a
voluntary act.
To set out; to commence a course, as a race
or journey; to begin; as, to start business.
To become somewhat displaced or loosened;
as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or
pressure.
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| Start (start) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Start |
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To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to
alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds
started a fox.
To bring onto being or into view; to
originate; to invent.
To cause to move or act; to set going,
running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to
start a mill; to start a stream of water; to
start a rumor; to start a business.
To move suddenly from its place or
position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a
bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel.
To pour out; to empty; to tap and
begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.
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The
act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise,
fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of
motion.
A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a
spasmodic effort.
A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and
capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.
The beginning, as of a journey or a course
of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset;
-- opposed to finish.
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A tail, or anything projecting like a
tail.
The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any
long handle.
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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