Starting \Start"ing\ (st[aum]rt"[i^]ng),
a. & n. from {Start}, v.
[1913 Webster]
{Starting bar} (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the
valves in starting an engine.
{Starting hole}, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.]
{Starting point}, the point from which motion begins, or from
which anything starts.
{Starting post}, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which
competitors in a race start, or begin the race.
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