START UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Get off the ground

Example:

The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack

Synonyms:

commence; embark on; start; start up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "start up" is one way to...):

begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start up"):

inaugurate; kick off (commence officially)

open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

startup (the act of starting a new operation or practice)

Meaning:

Get going or set in motion

Example:

start up the computer

Synonyms:

start; start up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Cause:

get going; go; start (begin or set in motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "start up"):

kick-start (start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter)

hot-wire (start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock)

re-start; restart (start an engine again, for example)

crank; crank up (start by cranking)

jump; jump-start; jumpstart (start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

startup (the act of setting in operation)