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

WordNet


Start"ing adjective & noun
Definitions
  1. from Start, v.

Webster 1913