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Webster 1913 Edition

(stärt′ĭng)

Adj.

Noun.

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Verb.

Starting bar

(Steam Eng.)

a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine.

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Starting hole

a loophole; evasion.

[Obs.]

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Starting point

the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts.

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Starting post

a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.

ppr.

Moving suddenly; shrinking; rousing; commencing, as a journey, &c.

Noun.

The act of moving suddenly.