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start up
verb
to come or cause to come into being for the first time; originate
(intr) to spring or jump suddenly from a position or place
to set in or go into motion, activity, etc
he started up the engine
the orchestra started up
adjective
of or relating to input, usually financial, made to establish a new project or business
a start-up mortgage
noun
a business enterprise that has been launched recently
Idioms and Phrases
Begin to operate, especially a machine or engine, as in Start up the motor so we can get going . [First half of 1900s]
Move suddenly or begin an activity, as in When the alarm rang I started up . [Early 1200s]
Organize a new enterprise, as in Starting up a business requires considerable capital . [Second half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
"When I was up in Manchester, a ketamine group, an education support group got started up there, where I attended the group and it really helped," he explained.
Since the GHF started up, Israeli forces have killed more than 400 Palestinians trying to retrieve food aid from its sites, the UN and local doctors say.
Shortly after graduating as a civil engineer, he first began volunteering in Katwe as a football coach before deciding on chess - starting up with a single chessboard in 2004 and a determination to help.
Marseille's Jonathan Rowe started up front in all three group games but failed to score and Stansfield was the only recognised out-and-out striker in the squad.
Just seconds after it started up, something worrying caught her attention.
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