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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Starting

/(stärt"ĭng)/ · Start·ing · IPA /ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/
01 a. & n. a. & n. from Start, v.
  1. 1.
    a. & n. from Start, v. See: Start
Phrases & compounds
Starting bar — a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine.
Starting hole — a loophole; evasion.
Starting point — the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts.
Starting post — a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.