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Noun
  1. The beginning of an activity.
  2. A sudden involuntary movement.
  3. The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
  4. An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
  5. A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.
    1. To set in motion.
    2. To begin.
    3. To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.
    4. To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
    5. To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
  2. (intransitive) To begin an activity.
  3. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
    1. (intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.
    2. (transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
    3. (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
    4. To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
  4. (intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
  5. (transitive, sports) To put into play.
  6. (nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
  7. (euphemistic) To start your periods (menstruation).
Noun
  1. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
  2. A handle, especially that of a plough.
  3. The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
  4. The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
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