1.the beginning of anything;

it was off to a good start

2.the time at which something is supposed to begin;

they got an early start

3.a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning);

he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital

4.a sudden involuntary movement;

he awoke with a start

5.the act of starting something;

he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

6.a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

7.a signal to begin (as in a race);

the starting signal was a green light

8.advantage gained by an early start as in a race;

with an hour's start he will be hard to catch

1.take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;

We began working at dawn

2.set in motion, cause to start;

The U.S. started a war in the Middle East

3.leave;

The family took off for Florida

4.have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;

The DMZ begins right over the hill

5.bring into being;

He initiated a new program

6.get off the ground;

Who started this company?

7.move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;

She startled when I walked into the room

8.get going or set in motion;

We simply could not start the engine

9.begin or set in motion;

I start at eight in the morning

10. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;

Take up a position

11. play in the starting line-up

12. have a beginning characterized in some specified way;

The novel begins with a murder

13. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;

begin a cigar