running start
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noun
1.
Sports. a start, as in the hop, step, and jump or the running broad jump, in which a contestant begins moving before reaching the starting or take-off point.
2.
an initial advantage in undertaking something; a head start: His background gave him a running start in business.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
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running start
An initial advantage, as in His background in biochemistry gave him a running start in the field of genetics. This expression alludes to track events such as the running broad jump, in which one begins moving before reaching the actual take-off point. [1920s] Also see under get off the ground.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Running start
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
When faced with danger the birds get a running start, then take turns taking wing.
Griffin doesn't need a running start to go grab rebounds, nor a dribble or two to dunk from close range.
Making a running start to move a heavy stationary load can stress a nylon tow rope or steel cable to the breaking point.
Sometimes an engine would sputter and fail, and the soldiers would huddle together to push the truck to a running start.
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