1. (v.i.)start to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
2. start to become active, manifest, or operative; appear, issue forth, or come to life, esp. suddenly or abruptly: The snowfall started at midnight. The engines started with a roar.
3. start to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place.
4. start to be among the entrants in a race or the initial participants in a game or contest.
5. start to give a sudden, involuntary jerk or jump, as from shock or pain.
6. start to protrude: eyes seeming to start from their sockets.
7. start to spring, slip, or work loose from place or fastenings, as timbers or other structural parts.
8. (v.t.)start to set moving, going, or acting: to start a car; to start a fire.
9. start to establish or found: to start a new business.
10. start to beginwork on: She's starting a new book.
11. start to enable or help (someone) set out on a journey, career, etc.
12. start to cause or choose to be an entrant in a game or contest: He started his new pitcher in the crucial game.
13. start to cause (an object) to work loose from place or fastenings.
1. (noun)start the beginning of anything "it was off to a good start"
2. (noun)beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset the time at which something is supposed to begin "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
3. (noun)start, starting 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"
4. (noun)startle, jump, start a sudden involuntary movement "he awoke with a start"
5. (noun)beginning, start, commencement the act of starting something "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
6. (noun)start, starting line, scratch, scratch line a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
7. (noun)starting signal, start a signal to begin (as in a race) "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"
8. (verb)start, head start the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
9. (verb)get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence take the first step or steps in carrying out an action "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
10. (verb)begin, lead off, start, commence set in motion, cause to start "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
11. (verb)depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off leave "The family took off for Florida"
12. (verb)begin, start have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
13. (verb)originate, initiate, start bring into being "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
14. (verb)start, start up, embark on, commence get off the ground "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
15. (verb)startle, jump, start move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm "She startled when I walked into the room"
16. (verb)start, start up get going or set in motion "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
17. (verb)start, go, get going begin or set in motion "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
18. (verb)start, take up beginwork or acting in a certain capacity, office or job "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
20. (verb)begin, start have a beginning characterized in some specified way "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
21. (verb)begin, start begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
22. (verb)start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out bulge outward "His eyes popped"
1. (verb)start to begin Everyone started talking at the same time.; The dog started to bark.; If we start now, we'll be done before lunch.; I start my new job next week.
3. start to begin a new thing I'm thinking of starting my own company.; She starts school next week.
4. start to begin in a particular way He started his presentation with some statistics.; Eating a healthy breakfast is a good way to start the day.
5. start (of a machine) to begin working, or to make it begin working I couldn't start the engine.; The lawnmower wouldn't start.
6. start get started to begin Let's get started please.
7. start to start with at the beginning; = at first We'll have champagne to start with.
8. start indicates your first point To start with, he's never on time.
9. (noun)start the beginning of a period of time or activity the start of the week; From the start, the vacation was a disaster.; an excellent start to the project; He dies right at the start of the story.
10. start for a start indicates your first point For a start, you shouldn't have left without telling me.
11. start make a start to begin We'll make a start on the housework.
Definition of 'start'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)start 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
2. (noun)start a convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort
3. (noun)start a sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy
6. (verb)start to move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act
7. (verb)start to set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to startbusiness
8. (verb)start to become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure
9. (verb)start 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
10. (verb)start to bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent
11. (verb)start 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
12. (verb)start 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
13. (verb)start to pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask
14. (verb)start a tail, or anything projecting like a tail
15. (verb)start the handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle
16. (verb)start the curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket
17. (verb)start the arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse
Definitions of start 
Afrikaans: begin
Arabic: يَبْدأ الرِّحْلَه
Bulgarian: тръгвам
Brazilian: partir
Czech: vyrazit
German: aufbrechen
Danish: starte
Greek: ξεκινώ
Estonian: teele asuma
Farsi: رهسپار شدن
Finnish: lähteä matkaan
French: partir
Hebrew: לְהַתחִיל
Hindi: आरंभ करना, शुरू करना
Croatian: krenuti, otputovati
Hungarian: (el)indul
Indonesian: berangkat
Icelandic: leggja af stað
Italian: partire
Japanese: 出発する
Korean: 출발하다
Lithuanian: išvykti, leistis į kelion
Latvian: doties ceļā
Malay: memulakan perjalanan
Dutch: vertrekken
Norwegian: dra av gårde, komme av st
Polish: wyruszać
Portuguese: partir
Romanian: a pleca
Russian: отправляться в путь
Slovak: vyraziť
Slovenian: oditi
Serbian: krenuti
Swedish: starta
Thai: เริ่มออกเดินทาง
Turkish: yolaçıkmak
Taiwanese: 出發
Ukrainian: вирушати в дорогу
Urdu: روانہ ہونا یا سفر شروع کر
Vietnamese: khởi hành
Chinese: 出发
