start something up with something
- start something up with something
start something up† with something
to use something in the process of starting something else. •
Do you have to start this old car up with a crank?
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Do you start up this car with a crank?
Dictionary of American idioms.
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Start Something — álbum de estudio de Lostprophets Publicación 2 de Febrero, 2004 (Ver Lanzamiento) Grabación Marzo Septiembre de 2003, Bigfoot Studio, Los Angeles, California, Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
start something — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; cause a quarrel or fight. * /John is always starting something./ * /Jack likes to play tricks on the other boys to start something./ Compare: MAKE SOMETHING OF … Dictionary of American idioms
start something — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; cause a quarrel or fight. * /John is always starting something./ * /Jack likes to play tricks on the other boys to start something./ Compare: MAKE SOMETHING OF … Dictionary of American idioms
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start — ► VERB 1) begin to do, be, happen, or engage in. 2) begin to operate or work. 3) cause to happen or operate. 4) begin to move or travel. 5) jump or jerk from surprise. 6) literary move or appear suddenly. 7) rouse (game) from its la … English terms dictionary
start — [stärt] vi. [ME sterten < OE styrtan & ON sterta, akin to Ger stürzen, to overthrow < IE * sterd < base * (s)ter , stiff, walk stiffly > STARE, STARVE, STORK] 1. to make a sudden, involuntary or unexpected movement, as when surprised; … English World dictionary
start over — (N American) To begin again from the beginning, start all over again • • • Main Entry: ↑start * * * make a new beginning could you face going back to school and starting over? * * * start over [phrasal verb] chiefly US 1 start over or start ( … Useful english dictionary
start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
start — start1 [ start ] verb *** ▸ 1 begin to happen ▸ 2 begin to do something ▸ 3 begin a trip ▸ 4 be the limit of something ▸ 5 make something happen ▸ 6 make machine work ▸ 7 complain ▸ 8 jump with fright ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to begin to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
start — 1 verb 1 BEGIN DOING STH (I, T) to begin doing something: start doing sth: I ve just started learning German. | We d better start getting dressed soon. | start to do sth: When Tom heard this he started to laugh uncontrollably. | Things started to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… … English dictionary