starts

Noun

• the beginning of anything
• the time at which something is supposed to begin
• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
• a sudden involuntary movement
• the act of starting something
• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
• a signal to begin (as in a race)
• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
• plural of start

Verb

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• set in motion, cause to start
• leave
• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
• bring into being
• get off the ground
• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
• get going or set in motion
• begin or set in motion
• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
• play in the starting lineup
• have a beginning characterized in some specified way
• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
• bulge outward
• third-person singular simple present indicative of start

Synonyms

begin, beginning, bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, commence, commencement, depart, embark on, first, get, get down, get going, get-go, go, head start, initiate, jump, kickoff, lead off, offset, originate, outset, part, pop, pop out, protrude, scratch, scratch line, set about, set forth, set off, set out, showtime, start, start out, start up, starting, starting line, starting signal, starting time, startle, take off, take up

Antonyms

end, finish, middle, stop