START UP


Meaning of START UP in English

start up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ start )

1 . if you start up a business, company etc, or it starts up, it begins to exist:

Tax breaks help new companies start up.

start something ↔ up

Jordan started up a band of his own.

2 . if an engine, car etc starts up, or you start it up, it begins working:

The driver got back into the car and started up.

start something ↔ up

Rory started up the engine and got the vehicle moving.

3 . if a sound, activity, or event starts up, it begins to exist or happen:

The crickets had started up now that it was evening.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.