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1Start — can refer to multiple topics:* Takeoff, the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground to flying through the air * Standing start and rolling start, in an auto race * Start signal, in telecommunications * Start… …
2start — (st[aum]rt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {started}; p. pr. & vb. n. {starting}.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten to hurl, rush, fall, G. st[ u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw. st[ o]rta to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte, and probably also… …
3Start — (st[aum]rt), v. t. 1. To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox. [1913 Webster] Upon malicious bravery dost thou come To start my quiet? Shak. [1913… …
4Start — Start, n. 1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. [1913 Webster] The fright awakened Arcite with a start. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …
5START I — START (for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed by the United… …
6START II — START II, the St rategic A rms R eduction T reaty, which was signed by United States President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin on January 3, 1993 [http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/start2/] , banned the use of MIRVs on ICBMs… …
7Start-Up — ( also known as Start Up 2000 ) is a PC video game in which players must try to build a successful business start up from venture capitalists to IPO s. Start Up is published by Monte Cristo and distributed by Electronic Arts. External links… …
8Start — Start, n. [OE. stert a tail, AS. steort; akin to LG. stert, steert, D. staart, G. sterz, Icel. stertr, Dan. stiert, Sw. stjert. [root]166. Cf. Stark naked, under {Stark}, {Start}, v. i.] 1. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail. [1913… …
9START — (st[aum]rt), n. [From Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.] A Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union which provided for stepwise reductions in the number of nuclear weapons possessed by each country. [PJC] …
10Start-up — (st[aum]rt [u^]p ), n. 1. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of high rustic shoe. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] A startuppe, or clownish shoe. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
