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Webster 1913 Edition
Start-up
Start′-upˊ
(stärt′ŭpˊ)
, Noun.
1.
One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
A kind of high rustic shoe.
[Obs.]
Drayton.
A
startuppe
, or clownish shoe. Spenser.
Start′-upˊ
,Adj.
Upstart.
[R.]
Walpole.
Definition 2025
start-up
start-up
English
Noun
start-up (plural start-ups)
- Alternative spelling of startup
- One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
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- (obsolete) A kind of high rustic shoe.
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