n.
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : a sudden involuntary bodily movement or reaction <woke with a start > b : a brief and sudden action or movement c : a sudden capricious impulse or outburst
2 : a beginning of movement, activity, or development <a false start > <housing start s >
3 : HEAD START
4 : a place of beginning
5 : the act or an instance of being a competitor in a race or a member of a starting lineup in a game <undefeated in six start s ― Current Biog. >