start up

Meaning

1. To rise suddenly.
2. To commence the operation of; to activate; to launch.
3. To begin to operate.
4. (colloquial) To begin.

Synonyms

start

jump up

spring up

begin

switch on

embark on

shoot up

commence

launch

leap up

establish

create

found

incorporate

open

set in motion

turn on

form

base

get going

get started

go

ground

inaugurate

strike up

initiate

introduce

discharge

constitute

lead off

mount

repose on

open up

originate

plant

🌱

precede

preface

premise

reboot

sprout up

set up

build upon

build on

bring up

starting

start out

starts

become

take

take off

takes

take up

touch off

start in

up

🆙

bully off

leap to one’s feet

embark

do

actuate

face off

fly away

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɑːˈtʌp/