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Definition of start up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

start up

phrasal verb

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start up | start something up

to begin working, happening, etc.; to make something do this
- I heard his car start up.
- Start up the engines!
- She started up a conversation with the woman sitting next to her.
see also start-up

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