present participle of start a family

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of start a family

A hand lever for working the valves when starting a steam engine.

(dated) A loophole; evasion.

present participle of start over

(motor racing) The part of the track on which the vehicles line up in order, according to their performance in qualifying.

(UK, dated) Introduce a conversational topic.

To emerge suddenly; to jump out. / To be or become conspicuous; to stand out. / To begin, proceed.

(computing) A menu in some operating systems that is launched by pressing an on-screen button and provides a central launching point for applications and tasks.

(idiomatic) An especially good start. / The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.