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start up   (TTS Sound)

The noun startup has 2 senses

• startup -- (the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive")


• inauguration, startup -- (the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes")

The verb start up has 2 senses

• start, start up -- (get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer")


• start, start up, embark on, commence -- (get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack")