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RELATED WORDS : at the start flying start fresh start from start to finish head start housing start kick start out of the running racing start running running away running back running blackberry running board running game running hand running head running headline running light running load running mate running noose running pine running play running pop running postman running shoe running stitch running suit running time running title start start out start up

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun running start has 2 senses

• running start(n = noun.event) flying start - a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line; Array
is a kind of racing start

• running start(n = noun.event) flying start - a quick and auspicious beginning; Array
is a kind of start

THESAURUS

running start

A, advantage, alpha, anticipation, beginning, beginnings, blast-off, bulge, coign of vantage, commencement, creation, cutting edge, dawn, drop, earliness, early hour, early stage, edge, establishment, first crack, first stage, flying start, foresight, foundation, fresh start, ground floor, head start, inside track, institution, jump, jump-off, kick-off, leading edge, new departure, odds, oncoming, onset, opening, origin, origination, outbreak, outset, prevenience, prevision, readiness, send-off, setting in motion, setting-up, something extra, something in reserve, square one, start, start-off, starting point, take-off, time to spare, upper hand, vantage, vantage ground, vantage point, very beginning, whip hand

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