start up

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /stɑːˈtʌp/ (US) IPA(key): /stɑɹˈtʌp/ === Verb === start up (third-person singular simple present starts up, present participle starting up, simple past and past participle started up) (intransitive) To rise suddenly. (transitive) To commence the operation of; to activate; to launch. (intransitive) To begin to operate. (intransitive, colloquial) To begin. (intransitive) To begin to make a sound ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:start up. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === upstart