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START UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Get off the ground
Example:
The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack
Synonyms:
commence; embark on; start; start up
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "start up" is one way to...):
begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start up"):
inaugurate; kick off (commence officially)
open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
startup (the act of starting a new operation or practice)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Get going or set in motion
Example:
start up the computer
Synonyms:
start; start up
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Cause:
get going; go; start (begin or set in motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start up"):
kick-start (start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter)
hot-wire (start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock)
re-start; restart (start an engine again, for example)
crank; crank up (start by cranking)
jump; jump-start; jumpstart (start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
startup (the act of setting in operation)
