a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
play in the starting lineup
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"
get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
the number of observations in a given statistical category
the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"
a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind
Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
the property created by the space between two objects or points
size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"