Definition of start up Start up
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What does start up mean?
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| start up - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" | ||
| start | ||
| stop cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" | ||
| 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; "The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van" | ||
| re-start, restart start an engine again, for example | ||
| crank up, crank bend into the shape of a crank | ||
| jump-start, jumpstart, jump start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" | ||
| start up - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" | ||
| start, embark on, commence | ||
| lead off, commence, begin, start teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" | ||
| kick off, inaugurate be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" | ||
| open make available; "This opens up new possibilities" | ||
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