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| activate |
to cause something to start working. |
| aftershock |
a small earthquake that follows a larger one. Aftershocks start at or near the same place where the first earthquake started. There are often several aftershocks after the first earthquake. |
| aggressive |
mean and unfriendly in one's actions; ready to argue or start fights. [1/2 definitions] |
| an |
another word for a. It is used before words that start with vowel sounds. |
| asynchronous |
in computing, having each operation start after the preceding operation is complete. [1/2 definitions] |
| attack |
to start working on with energy and determination; tackle. [1/5 definitions] |
| begin |
to do the first step in a process; start. [1/2 definitions] |
| beginning |
(sometimes pl.) the first part or origin of a thing or process; start. [1/2 definitions] |
| boot |
a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather or rubber. [2 definitions] |
| boot up |
in computing, to start up (a computer or a program) by loading the operating system or installing the initial instructions. |
| break into |
to suddenly start singing or playing (a song, tune, or the like). [1/6 definitions] |
| break out |
of a war or other violent conflict, to erupt; start. [1/5 definitions] |
| broad jump |
in track competition, a jump for distance with a running start; a former name for long jump. [1/2 definitions] |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often fol. by "out" or "forth"). [1/2 definitions] |
| button |
a small object that you press to make something start or stop. [1/3 definitions] |
| cam |
in machinery, a noncircular disc or cylinder that, when rotated, imparts an up-and-down or start-and-stop motion to a connected part. |
| Cambrian |
of, relating to, or designating the geological period at the start of the Paleozoic Era, from approximately 600 million to 500 million years ago, when marine animals such as trilobites were in abundance. [1/2 definitions] |
| catch fire |
to start to burn. |
| catch on fire |
(informal) to start to burn; catch fire. |
| clamp down |
(informal) to become more forceful in trying to stop behaviors that are not wanted; start using more or stronger ways of controlling. [1/2 definitions] |
| come along |
to hurry up; start moving. [1/4 definitions] |
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