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startup

/ˈstɑːtəp/US/ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/

startup noun: the act or process of starting a process or machine.

Noun (1)

startup (countable and uncountable, plural startups)

  1. The act or process of starting a process or machine.
    Antonyms:
    shutdown
  2. A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
    • Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to...2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
  3. (capitalized, often) A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.
    • Add an app to run automatically at startup in Windows 10, Microsoft Support
      3. With the file location open, press the Windows logo key + R, type shell:startup, then select OK. This opens the Startup folder. / 4. Copy and paste the shortcut to the app from the file location to the Startup folder.

Noun (2)

startup (plural startups)

  1. (dialectal, in plural, obsolete) A kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people.
    • Galage) a startuppe or clownish shoe.1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender, London: Hugh Singleton, “Februarie,” Glosse
    • But Hob and Iohn of the countrey they stept in churlishly, in their high startvps […]1592, Robert Greene, A Quip for an Upstart Courtier, London: John Wolfe
  2. (dialectal, in plural, obsolete) A kind of gaiter or legging.
  3. (obsolete) One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
    • That young start-up hath all the glory of my overthrow: if I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

startup meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Malay and Indonesian

startup in Tamil

புத்தொழில், தொடங்கல், துளிர் நிறுவனம், புதுமைத் தொழில்

startup in Kannada

ಮೊದಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳಿಕೆ, ಮೊದಲಡಿ, ಅಡಿಪಾಯ

startup in Malay

new company or organization or business venture
syarikat permulaan

startup in Indonesian

act or process of starting a process or machine
inisialisasi, pengaktifan

Antonyms of startup

Forms of startup

pluralstartups
alternative formstart-up

Origin of startup

Deverbal from start up.

From start + up, describing a boot that starts up (reaches up) to the middle of the leg.

Words formed from startup

Phrases with startup

Questions about startup

What does startup mean?
Startup means the act or process of starting a process or machine.
What is startup in Tamil?
Startup in Tamil is புத்தொழில், தொடங்கல், துளிர் நிறுவனம். See Startup meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is startup?
Startup is a noun.
How do you pronounce startup?
Startup is pronounced /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/ (US).
What is the plural of startup?
The plural of startup is startups.

Words near startup in the dictionary

  1. startscummer
  2. startscummers
  3. startscumming
  4. startscums
  5. startsy
  6. startup
  7. startup time
  8. startup times
  9. startuper
  10. startupers
  11. startupish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: startup (page history and authors); startup (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); startup (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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