- start
- I. v. n.
1.Shrink, flinch, wince, startle.2.Depart, set out, set off.3.Arise, come into existence suddenly.4.Deviate, digress, differ.5.Move suddenly, spring, startle.II. v. a.1.Rouse, alarm, startle, disturb, fright, scare.2.Evoke, raise, call forth.3.Begin, initiate, institute, set on foot.4.Discover, invent.5.Move (suddenly), dislocate.III. n.1.Startle, sudden motion.2.Fit, spasmodic effort, twitch, spasm.3.Beginning, outset.4.Excitement, stimulus.5.Sally, sudden effusion, impulse.6.Shoot, quick spring.
New dictionary of synonyms. 2014.