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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Start \Start\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. started; p. pr. & vb. n.
starting.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten 8hurl, rush,
fall, G. st["u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw.
st["o]ra 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.]
2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise,
pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a
voluntary act.
And maketh him out of his sleep to start. --Chaucer.
I start as from some dreadful dream. --Dryden.
Keep your soul to the work when ready to start
aside. --I. Watts.
But if he start, It is the flesh of a corrupted
heart. --Shak.
3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to
begin; as, to start business.
At once they start, advancing in a line. --Dryden.
At intervals some bird from out the brakes Starts
into voice a moment, then is still. --Byron.
4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a
seam may start under strain or pressure.
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.
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
to start up /tə stˈɑːt ˈʌp/
1. beindít
2. felpattan
3. megindul
4. begyújt
5. keletkezik
6. beindul
7. mozgásba jön
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