start

*start 

1. and *jump(start) battery power to help start someone's car, etc. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) My car is stalled. I need to get a start. I got my car going. I got a jump from John.

2. help in beginning one's career; a first opportunity in the beginning of one's career. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) She got a start in show business in Cincinnati. She had a start when she was only four.

start something

to start a fight or an argument. (Something can be replaced by anything or nothing with the negative.) Hey, you! Better be careful unless you want to start something. I don't want to start anything. I'm just leaving.

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a false start a head start an all-out effort bring up with a start fire under fits and starts fresh start from start to finish get going get off off on the wrong foot get off on the wrong foot get off to a flying start get started on get the ball rolling have a head start in fits and starts jolt to a start

make a start on off on the right foot off on the wrong foot off to a flying start off to a running start one's start set the ball rolling set tongues wagging start start as start back start for start from start from scratch start in start in on start off

start off as start off from some place start off on the wrong foot start on start out start out as start out at an amount of money start out with start over start something start up start up with start with start with a bang start with a clean slate