vverb.motionget going or set in motionSynset:start
Examples:- We simply could not start the engine
- start up the computer
Antonyms:stop
Derivationally Related Form:startup
Inherited Hypernyms:start
Direct Hyponyms:crankcrank uphot-wirejumpjump-startjumpstartkick-startre-startrestart
Causes:get going go start
Full Troponyms:crankhot-wirejumpstartkick-startrestart
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.creationget off the groundSynset:commence embark on start
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:startupcommencementstart
Hypernyms:begin commence lead off start
Inherited Hypernyms:startbegin
Direct Hyponyms:inauguratekick offopen
Full Troponyms:call to orderdedicateinaugurateopenswear in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something