RUNNING START

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does running start mean? 

• RUNNING START (noun)
  The noun RUNNING START has 2 senses:

1. a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

2. a quick and auspicious beginning

  Familiarity information: RUNNING START used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUNNING START (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

flying start; running start

Hypernyms ("running start" is a kind of...):

racing start (the start of a race)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A quick and auspicious beginning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

flying start; running start

Hypernyms ("running start" is a kind of...):

start (the beginning of anything)