start up

start up

vb (adverb)

1. to come or cause to come into being for the first time; originate

2. (intr) to spring or jump suddenly from a position or place

3. to set in or go into motion, activity, etc. he started up the engine the orchestra started up

adj start-up

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) of or relating to input, usually financial, made to establish a new project or business a start-up mortgage

n start-up

(Business / Commerce) a business enterprise that has been launched recently

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	start up - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" start 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; "The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van" re-start, restart - start an engine again, for example crank up, crank - start by cranking; "crank up the engine" jump-start, jumpstart, jump - start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
	2.	start up - get off the ground; "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" embark on, commence, start commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" inaugurate, kick off - commence officially open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

Translations

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vi

(= move suddenly) a rabbit started up out of the undergrowth → ein Kaninchen schoss aus dem Unterholz hervor

(= begin) (music etc) → anfangen; (machine) → angehen (inf), → in Gang kommen; (computer) → starten; (motor) → anspringen; (siren) → losheulen; when I started up in business → als ich als Geschäftsmann anfing; he started up by himself when he was 21 → er machte sich mit 21 selbstständig; my computer won’t start up → mein Computer lässt sich nicht hochfahren

vt sep

(= cause to function) → anmachen (inf), → in Gang bringen; engine also → anlassen, starten; machine also → anwerfen; computer → hochfahren, booten

(= begin) → eröffnen; business also → anfangen; conversation → anfangen, anknüpfen; (amongst other people) → in Gang bringen