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Synonyms
start (stärt)

[Middle English sterten, to move or leap suddenly, from Old English* styrtan.]

verb: start·ed, start·ing, starts. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To begin an activity or a movement; set out.
  2. To have a beginning; commence. See synonyms at begin
  3. To move suddenly or involuntarily: started at the loud noise.
  4. To come quickly into view, life, or activity; spring forth.
  5. Sports To be in the initial lineup of a game or race.
  6. To protrude or bulge.
  7. To become loosened or disengaged.

transitive verb 

  1. To commence; begin.
  2. To set into motion, operation, or activity.
  3. To introduce; originate.
  4. Sports
    1. To play in the initial lineup of (a game).
    2. To put (a player) into the initial lineup of a game.
    3. To enter (a participant) into a race or game.
  5. To found; establish: start a business.
  6. To tend in an early stage of development: start seedlings.
  7. To rouse (game) from its hiding place or lair; flush.
  8. To cause to become displaced or loosened.

noun 

    1. A beginning; a commencement.
    2. The beginning of a new construction project: an application for a building start.
  2. A place or time of beginning.
  3. Sports
    1. A starting line for a race.
    2. A signal to begin a race.
    3. An instance of beginning a game or race: a pitcher who won his first five starts.
  4. A startled reaction or movement.
  5. A part that has become dislocated or loosened.
  6. A position of advantage over others, as in a race or an endeavor; a lead.
  7. An opportunity granted to pursue a career or course of action.

idioms

start something
To cause trouble.
to start with
At the beginning; initially. In any case.