Analysis Complete

start up

/ start up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
get off the ground
"Who started this company?"
"We embarked on an exciting enterprise"
"I start my day with a good breakfast"
"We began the new semester"
"The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"
"The blood shed started when the partisans launched a su"
Type of:
begin lead off start
Kinds of:
inaugurate kick off open
Derived:
beginning start commencement inauguration startup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
get going or set in motion
"We simply could not start the engine"
"start up the computer"
Opposites:
stop
Kinds of:
hot-wire restart crank crank up jumpstart
Derived:
startup
Causes:
start go get going
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
23%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

begin lead off start inaugurate kick off open hot-wire restart crank crank up jumpstart stop