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begin, start, set out, commence, start out, get, get down, set about | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | |
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start, jump, startle | move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | |
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begin, start | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | |
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begin, start | have a beginning characterized in some specified way | |
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start, begin, commence, lead off | set in motion, cause to start | |
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start, starting signal | a signal to begin (as in a race) | |
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beginning, start, outset, kickoff, first, commencement, offset, get-go, starting time, showtime, head | the time at which something is supposed to begin | |
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head start, start | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) | |
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start, jump, startle | a sudden involuntary movement | |
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start, commence, embark on, start up | get off the ground | |
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start, get going, go | begin or set in motion | |
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begin, start | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | |
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start, start up | get going or set in motion | |
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start, scratch, starting line, scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | |
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start | the beginning of anything | |
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pop, bug out, bulge, protrude, start, come out, pop out, bulge out | bulge outward | |
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beginning, start, commencement, starting, commencing | the act of starting something | |
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take leave, quit, depart, take off, leave, go, set off, split, start out, start, set out, go away, set forth, part, pull up stakes, duck out | go away or leave | |
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start | [in sport] play in the starting lineup | |
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start, take up | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | |
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start, take off, set off, set out, depart, start out, set forth, part | leave | |
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starting, start | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) | |
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start, initiate, originate | bring into being |