| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, leadoff, opening, origination, start. Informal : kickoff. See START. 2. An act of throwing: cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, shy2, sling, throw, toss. See MOVE. | | VERB: | 1. To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice: introduce, originate. See START. 2. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal : kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See START. 3. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, pitch, shoot, shy2, sling, throw, toss. Informal : fire. See MOVE.
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