start
 start (stärt)v. start·ed, start·ing, startsv. intr.
1. To begin an activity or a movement; set out.
2. To have a beginning; commence. See Synonyms at begin.
3. To move suddenly or involuntarily:
started at the loud noise.
4. To come quickly into view, life, or activity; spring forth.
5. Sports. To be in the initial lineup of a game or race.
6. To protrude or bulge.
7. To become loosened or disengaged.v. tr.
1. To commence; begin.
2. To set into motion, operation, or activity.
3. To introduce; originate.
4. Sports.
a. To play in the initial lineup of (a game).
b. To put (a player) into the initial lineup of a game.
c. To enter (a participant) into a race or game.
5. To found; establish:
start a business.
6. To tend in an early stage of development:
start seedlings.
7. To rouse (game) from its hiding place or lair; flush.
8. To cause to become displaced or loosened.n.
1.
a. A beginning; a commencement.
b. The beginning of a new construction project:
an application for a building start.
2. A place or time of beginning.
3. Sports.
a. A starting line for a race.
b. A signal to begin a race.
c. An instance of beginning a game or race:
a pitcher who won his first five starts.
4. A startled reaction or movement.
5. A part that has become dislocated or loosened.
6. A position of advantage over others, as in a race or an endeavor; a lead.
7. An opportunity granted to pursue a career or course of action.Idioms:start something Informal
To cause trouble.to start with
1. At the beginning; initially.
2. In any case. [Middle English sterten, to move or leap suddenly, from Old English *styrtan. See ster-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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