start up

British  

verb

1. to come or cause to come into being for the first time; originate

2. (intr) to spring or jump suddenly from a position or place

3. to set in or go into motion, activity, etc

   he started up the engine

   the orchestra started up

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adjective

1. of or relating to input, usually financial, made to establish a new project or business

   a start-up mortgage

noun

1. a business enterprise that has been launched recently

start up Idioms  

1. Begin to operate, especially a machine or engine, as in Start up the motor so we can get going . [First half of 1900s]

2. Move suddenly or begin an activity, as in When the alarm rang I started up . [Early 1200s]

3. Organize a new enterprise, as in Starting up a business requires considerable capital . [Second half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

The engine coughs and barks, but it starts up.

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He started up the narrow corkscrew stairs, and as he mounted so did his spirits.

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Miss Myrt dying practically on the eve of school starting up.

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‘I’m coming!’ he shouted, pulling himself out an starting up the slope.

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She crossed the front part of the store and peered through the open doorway to the workroom, where a juddering noise of mechanical equipment had started up.

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