"Start" meaning in English

See Start in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Starts [plural], start [alternative]
Etymology: Topographic surname, from Old English steort (“tail, promontory”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|steort||tail, promontory}} Old English steort (“tail, promontory”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Start (plural Starts)
  1. A surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Start-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 14 21 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 13 26 4 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: the Start [canonical], start [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Start
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) The city of London, England. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Start-en-name-S8rTWaVj Categories (other): British English, Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 34 56 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Starts [plural], start [alternative]
Etymology: The verb start, with initial uppercase letter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Start (plural Starts)
  1. (video games) A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.
    Sense id: en-Start-en-noun-dZzqr5EK Categories (other): Video games, Buttons Disambiguation of Buttons: 32 7 61 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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