n. Function: verb
1 to move suddenly and violently from a state of stillness or rest FF1C; started from his bed at the sound of shots FF1E;
Synonyms: bolt, jump, spring, startle
Related Words: dart; bounce; bound, leap; draw (back), flinch, recoil
Idioms: jump out of one's skin, start aside
Antonyms: stay
2
Synonyms: RECOIL , blanch, blench, flinch, quail, shrink, squinch, wince
3
Synonyms: BEGIN 2, arise, commence, originate
Related Words: proceed, spring
Antonyms: end
4
Synonyms: FOUND 2, constitute, create, establish, institute, organize, set up
5
Synonyms: BEGIN 1, commence, embark (on or upon), enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, open, take up, tee off
Antonyms: stop