A handle, especially that of a plough.
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
The beginning of an activity.
An instance of starting.
A sudden involuntary movement.
To begin.
To flinch or draw back.
To awaken suddenly.
To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
To break away, to come loose.
To put into play.
To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
To set in motion.
To have its origin (at), begin.
To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
To jerk suddenly in surprise.
To start one's periods (menstruation).
To begin an activity.
To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
A bearing representing a buckler.
A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
An object of criticism or ridicule.
A goal or objective.
The tenor of a metaphor.
A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
To aim for as an audience or demographic.
To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
To produce code suitable for.