Definitions of start:

• noun:   a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

  Example: "He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"

• noun:   advantage gained by an early start as in a race

  Example: "With an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

• noun:   the beginning of anything

  Example: "It was off to a good start"

• noun:   a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
• noun:   the act of starting something
• noun:   a signal to begin (as in a race)

  Example: "The starting signal was a green light"

• noun:   a sudden involuntary movement

  Example: "He awoke with a start"

• noun:   the time at which something is supposed to begin

  Example: "They got an early start"

• verb:   begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

  Example: "Start a new job"

• verb:   play in the starting line-up
• verb:   get off the ground

  Example: "Who started this company?"

• verb:   get going or set in motion

  Example: "We simply could not start the engine"

• verb:   begin or set in motion

  Example: "I start at eight in the morning"

• verb:   begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

  Example: "She started the soup while it was still hot"

• verb:   have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

  Example: "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

• verb:   have a beginning characterized in some specified way
• verb:   set in motion, cause to start

  Example: "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"

• verb:   bring into being

  Example: "Start a foundation"

• verb:   move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

  Example: "She startled when I walked into the room"

• verb:   leave
• verb:   take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

  Example: "Who will start?"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #19955)