start up

1. Get going or set in motion (synset 201861703)
   "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
   causes: get going, go, start - begin or set in motion
   subtypes:

   • kick-start - start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter
   • hot-wire - start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock
   • re-start, restart - start an engine again, for example
   • crank, crank up - start by cranking
   • jump, jump-start, jumpstart - start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
   same as: start
2. Get off the ground (synset 201654152)
   "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"
   is a type of: begin, commence, lead off, start - set in motion, cause to start
   subtypes:

   • inaugurate, kick off - commence officially
   • open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
   same as: commence, embark on, start

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