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start up

  • /stɑːˈtʌp/ UK
  • /stɑɹˈtʌp/ US

verb starts up · starting up · started up

  1. intransitive To rise suddenly. He started up when he heard the scream.
  2. transitive To commence the operation of; to activate; to launch. The four of them started up a law practice.
  3. intransitive To begin to operate. The engine started up right away.
  4. colloquial, intransitive To begin. The band started up playing.
  5. intransitive To begin to make a sound First a solitary blackbird started up, but soon the whole forest was alive with birdsong.

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verb to rise suddenly

Deutschauftauchen
Русскийвывалиться vyvalitʹsja, взя́ться vzjátʹsja, вынырнуть vynyrnutʹ, заявиться zajavitʹsja, нагрянуть nagrjanutʹ

verb to begin to operate

Españolencender, acender, prender

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"start up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/start%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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start up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/start%20up

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"start up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/start%20up.

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@misc{start_up_2026,
  title = {start up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/start%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}