S: (n) start (start%1:04:02::), starting (starting%1:04:00::) (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"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
S: (n) start (start%1:07:00::), head start (head_start%1:07:00::) (the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)) "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
S: (v) begin (begin%2:42:00::), start (start%2:42:00::) (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense) "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
S: (v) start (start%2:36:01::), start up (start_up%2:36:00::), embark on (embark_on%2:36:00::), commence (commence%2:36:00::) (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 surprise attack"
S: (v) start (start%2:38:01::), start up (start_up%2:38:00::) (get going or set in motion) "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
S: (v) start (start%2:41:00::), take up (take_up%2:41:00::) (begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job) "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
S: (v) start (start%2:33:00::) (play in the starting lineup)
S: (v) begin (begin%2:42:03::), start (start%2:42:03::) (have a beginning characterized in some specified way) "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
S: (v) begin (begin%2:41:04::), start (start%2:41:04::) (begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object) "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"