start

start
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. begin, commence, set out; jerk, jump, shy; loosen, crack; originate; get going; startle, rouse.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The beginning]
Syn. inception, commencement, inauguration; see origin 1 .
2. [The point at which a start is made]
Syn. source, derivation, spring; see origin 2 .
v.
1. [To begin]
Syn. commence, rise, spring, get under way; see begin 2 .
2. [To cause to start, sense 1]
Syn. inaugurate, start off, originate, embark upon; see begin 1 , cause 2 .
3. [To arouse]
Syn. rouse, incite, light; see excite 2 .
4. [To cause to ignite]
Syn. light, set on fire, fire; see ignite .
See Synonym Study at begin .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. beginning commencement, opening, outset, onset, *blast-off, conception, inception, birth, origin, genesis, dawn.
2. shock fright, surprise, jump, startle, flinch, jolt, turn.
3. head start lead, advantage, *jump, handicap, allowance.
ANT.: 1. end, termination, finish, death
II
v.
begin, commence, open, *blast off, depart, *get the ball rolling, set off, get going, get underway, *dive in, initiate, conceive, give birth to, give rise to, found, pioneer, institute, create, introduce, invent, spring, arise, emerge.
ANT.: end, stop, die, terminate
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, take on, take up, undertake. Informal: kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See START. 2. To come into being: arise, begin, commence, originate. See START. 3. To bring into existence formally: constitute, create, establish, found, institute, organize, originate, set up. See START. 4. To move suddenly and involuntarily: bolt, jump. See MOVE. 5. To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust: blench1, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy1, wince. See APPROACH, SEEK. II noun 1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination. Informal: kickoff. See START. 2. The initial stage of a developmental process: beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring. See START. 3. A sudden and involuntary movement: bolt, jump, startle. See MOVE. 4. A factor conducive to superiority and success: advantage, handicap, head start, odds, vantage. See HELP.

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