starting

a. & n. from start, v.

a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine.

a loophole; evasion.

the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts.

a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.

Present participle of start.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)