[stahrt] 
| 1. | to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. |
| 2. | to appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.; rise or issue suddenly forth. |
| 3. | to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place: The rabbit started from the bush. |
| 4. | to be among the entrants in a race or the initial participants in a game or contest. |
| 5. | to give a sudden, involuntary jerk, jump, or twitch, as from a shock of surprise, alarm, or pain: The sudden clap of thunder caused everyone to start. |
| 6. | to protrude: eyes seeming to start from their sockets. |
| 7. | to spring, slip, or work loose from place or fastenings, as timbers or other structural parts. |
| 8. | to set moving, going, or acting; to set in operation: to start an automobile; to start a fire. |
| 9. | to establish or found: to start a new business. |
| 10. | to begin work on: to start a book. |
| 11. | to enable or help (someone) set out on a journey, a career, or the like: The record started the young singer on the road to stardom. |
| 12. | to cause or choose to be an entrant in a game or contest: He started his ace pitcher in the crucial game. |
| 13. | to cause (an object) to work loose from place or fastenings. |
| 14. | to rouse (game) from its lair or covert; flush. |
| 15. | to draw or discharge (liquid or other contents) from a vessel or container; empty (a container). |
| 16. | Archaic. to cause to twitch, jump, or flinch involuntarily; startle. |
| 17. | a beginning of an action, journey, etc. |
| 18. | a signal to move, proceed, or begin, as on a course or in a race. |
| 19. | a place or time from which something begins. |
| 20. | the first part or beginning segment of anything: The start of the book was good but the last half was dull. |
| 21. | an instance of being a participant in a race or an initial participant in a game or contest: The horse won his first two starts. |
| 22. | a sudden, springing movement from a position. |
| 23. | a sudden, involuntary jerking movement of the body: to awake with a start. |
| 24. | a lead or advance of specified amount, as over competitors or pursuers. |
| 25. | the position or advantage of one who starts first: The youngest child should have the start over the rest. |
| 26. | a chance, opportunity, aid, or encouragement given to one starting on a course or career: The bride's parents gave the couple a start by buying them a house. |
| 27. | a spurt of activity. |
| 28. | a starting of parts from their place or fastenings in a structure. |
| 29. | the resulting break or opening. |
| 30. | an outburst or sally, as of emotion, wit, or fancy. |
| re·start (rē-stärt') v. re·start·ed, re·start·ing, re·starts v. tr. To start again or anew: restarted the engine after it stalled. v. intr. To begin operation again. re'start' n., re·start'a·ble adj. |