starting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
   start.
   
   • 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
2. verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   begin; get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down; commence.
   
   • 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
3. verb set in motion, cause to start
   lead off; start; begin; commence.
   
   • The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
   • The Iraqis began hostilities
   • begin a new chapter in your life
4. verb leave
   depart; set forth; set off; start out; start; part; set out; take off.
   
   • The family took off for Florida
5. verb have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   start; begin.
   
   • The DMZ begins right over the hill
   • The second movement begins after the Allegro
   • Prices for these homes start at $250,000
6. verb bring into being
   initiate; originate; start.
   
   • He initiated a new program
   • Start a foundation
7. verb get off the ground
   start; start up; embark on; commence.
   
   • 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
8. verb move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
   jump; start; startle.
   
   • She startled when I walked into the room
9. verb get going or set in motion
   start; start up.
   
   • We simply could not start the engine
   • start up the computer
10. verb begin or set in motion
    go; start; get going.
    
    • I start at eight in the morning
    • Ready, set, go!
11. verb begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    start; take up.
    
    • Take up a position
    • start a new job
12. verb play in the starting lineup
    start.
    
13. verb have a beginning characterized in some specified way
    start; begin.
    
    • 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
14. verb begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
    start; begin.
    
    • begin a cigar
    • She started the soup while it was still hot
    • We started physics in 10th grade
15. verb bulge outward
    bulge; bug out; pop; come out; start; pop out; protrude; bulge out.
    
    • His eyes popped
16. adjective satellite (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
    
    • with eyes starting from their sockets
17. adjective satellite appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
    
    • the starting point
    • hands in the starting position

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