start up

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verb

1. get going or set in motion (Freq. 2)
- We simply could not start the engine
- start up the computer
• Syn:
start
• Ant:
stop (for: start)
• Derivationally related forms:
startup
• Hyponyms:
kick-start, hot-wire, restart, re-start, crank,
crank up, jumpstart, jump-start, jump
• Cause:
start, go, get going
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. 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
• Syn:
start, embark on, commence
• Derivationally related forms:
commencement (for: commence), startup, start (for: start)
• Hypernyms:
begin, lead off, start, commence
• Hyponyms:
inaugurate, kick off, open
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something