(baseball) A pitcher who is usually used to start a game; a member of a team's rotation. Compare relief pitcher. / (baseball) A pitcher who is recorded to begin the game.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of start up

present participle of start up

plural of false start

plural of starting fluid

(engineering) A volatile, flammable liquid which is used to aid the starting of internal combustion engines, especially during cold weather.

A peg or angled block of wood or metal pedal used by track and field athletes, mainly sprinters, for getting a quick start in a race.

plural of starting signal

(rail transport) A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, nowadays usually a colour-light signal. / (sports) A signal to begin a race.

plural of black start