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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.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise,
        pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a
        voluntary act.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And maketh him out of his sleep to start. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I start as from some dreadful dream.  --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Keep your soul to the work when ready to start
              aside.                                --I. Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But if he start,
              It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to
        begin; as, to start in business.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At once they start, advancing in a line. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At intervals some bird from out the brakes
              Starts into voice a moment, then is still. --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a
        seam may start under strain or pressure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Starting \Start"ing\ (st[aum]rt"[i^]ng),
     a. & n. from Start, v.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Starting bar (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the
        valves in starting an engine.
  
     Starting hole, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.]
  
     Starting point, the point from which motion begins, or from
        which anything starts.
  
     Starting post, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which
        competitors in a race start, or begin the race.
        [1913 Webster]

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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Starting \Start"ing\,
     a. & n. from Start, v.
  
     Starting bar (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the
        values in starting an engine.
  
     Starting hole, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.]
  
     Starting point, the point from which motion begins, or from
        which anything starts.
  
     Starting post, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which
        competitors in a race start, or begin the race.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  starting
       adj 1: (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear;
              "with eyes starting from their sockets"
       2: appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the
          starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
       n : a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got
           his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the
           hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he
           was one of their best linemen" [syn: start]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  starting
     n.
     The act of something that starts.
     vb.
     (present participle of en start#Verb nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Starting
     Dutch n.
     (place nl hamlet m/Castricum p/Noord-Holland c/Netherlands).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  starting
     n.
     The act of something that starts.
     vb.
     (present participle of en start#Verb nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  starting
     n.
     The act of something that starts.
     vb.
     (present participle of en start#Verb nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Starting
     Dutch n.
     (place nl hamlet m/Castricum p/Noord-Holland c/Netherlands).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  starting
     n.
     The act of something that starts.
     vb.
     (present participle of en start#Verb nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Starting
     Dutch n.
     (place nl hamlet m/Castricum p/Noord-Holland c/Netherlands).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  starting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tart ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  starting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en start ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb start)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  beginpunt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  البدء

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/ 
  startování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/ 
  startovní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  startovní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/ 
  startovací

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  startování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  spuštění

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  Anfahren 
        "hill-starting"  - Anfahren am Berg
        "starting on hill"  - Anfahren am Berg
        "partial voltage starting"  - Anfahren mit reduzierter Spannung
   see: practise a hill start
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  Anlassen , Anlauf 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  Ingangsetzung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  Start 
     Synonym: start
  
   see: starts, startings, running start, flying start, rolling start, standing start
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  abfahrend, abgehend, auslaufen, abfliegend
   see: start, started
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  anlassend
   see: start sth., started, start a car, crank a car, start a motor, jump-start the engine
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  anspringend
   see: start, startup, started
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  aufbrechend, sich aufmachend, losziehend, ausziehend
     Synonyms: setting forth, setting forward
  
   see: start, set forth, set forward, started, set forth, set forward
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  beginnend, anfangend
     Synonym: commencing
  
   see: start sth., commence sth., started, commenced, starts, commences, started, commenced, Start now!, start (out) from the fact/idea that …
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  beginnend, anfangend, einsetzend, startend
        "My minidish is starting to rust."  - Meine Sat-Schüssel beginnt zu rosten.
     Synonym: beginning
  
   see: begin, start, begun, started, start talking, In the afternoon it began to snow heavily.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  loslegend
   see: start doing sth., started, Go ahead!
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  zusammenfahrend, zusammenzuckend, zuckend
     Synonym: flinching
  
   see: flinch, start, give a start, flinched, started, without flinching
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  početni, početno, počevši

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  starting /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
  1. indulás
  2. összerezzenés
  3. elindulás
  4. kezdet
  5. megriadás

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  starting /stɑːtiŋpɔint/
  1. puntodepartida, puntoinicial
  2. enlace, puntodecontacto

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 出发,开始;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 开始,开动

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