start up
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(verb) get off the ground; "Who started this company?" "We embarked on an exciting enterprise" |
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Synonyms: begin, commence, embark on, start |
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Related Words: inaugurate, initiate, kick off, open, pioneer |
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2. |
(verb) get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine" |
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Synonyms: start |
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Related Words: crank, crank up, hot-wire, jump, jumpstart, restart |
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