startup : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: startup	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for startup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
startup n the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive" the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes" Synonym(s): inauguration, startup
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Start-up \Start"-up`\, n. 1. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. A kind of high rustic shoe. [Obs.] --Drayton. A startuppe, or clownish shoe. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Start-up \Start"-up`\, a. Upstart. [R.] --Walpole.