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I figure if I have one false start every ten or 12 years that I've been running, I probably won't false start again during my career.
Allen Johnson

Meaning of "false start" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALSE START

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALSE START

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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False start is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES FALSE START MEAN IN ENGLISH?

False start

In sports, a false start is a movement by a participant before being signaled or otherwise permitted by the rules to start. Depending on the sport and the event, a false start can result in a penalty against the athlete's or team's field position, a warning that a subsequent false start will result in disqualification, or immediate disqualification of the athlete from further competition. False starts are common in racing sports, where differences are made by fractions of a second and where anxiety to get the best start plays a role in the athletes' behavior. False starts are signalled by firing the starting gun twice. A race that is started cleanly, on the contrary, is referred to as a fair start or clean start.

Definition of false start in the English dictionary

The first definition of false start in the dictionary is an illegal start to a race, caused by a competitor beginning to move before the prescribed signal. Other definition of false start is any premature attempt to begin an activity. False start is also to make a false start.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALSE START

false goldenrod
false imprisonment
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false memory syndrome
false move
false negative
false oxlip
false position
false positive
false pregnancy
false pretences
false relation
false ribs
false saffron
false scorpion
false step
false teeth
false topaz
false vampire

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALSE START

black redstart
cold start
flying start
for a start
head start
head-start
hill start
jump start
jump-start
kick-start
new start
outstart
push-start
redstart
restart
standing start
start
stop-and-start
stop-start
tart
upstart

Synonyms and antonyms of false start in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «false start» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALSE START

Find out the translation of false start to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of false start from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «false start» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失败的开端
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salida en falso
570 millions of speakers

English

false start
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूठी शुरू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بداية خاطئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фальстарт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falso começo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুল পদক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faux départ
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permulaan palsu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fehlstart
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出だしの失敗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘못된 시작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wiwitan palsu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không ngay thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான தொடக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकीची सुरुवात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlış başlangıç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falsa partenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

falstart
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фальстарт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

start fals
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λανθασμένης εκκίνησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valse begin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjuvstart
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyvstart
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of false start

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE START»

The term «false start» is regularly used and occupies the 99.980 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE START» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about false start

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QUOTES WITH «FALSE START»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word false start.
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Allen Johnson
I figure if I have one false start every ten or 12 years that I've been running, I probably won't false start again during my career.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALSE START»

Discover the use of false start in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to false start and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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False Start: How the New Browns Were Set Up to Fail
Terry Pluto. home, prepared to apologize. The father sees the son a long way off, and runs to him. Before the son can even blurt out his offer just to be a servant, the father throws a party, gives him a special robe and ring, and welcomes him ...
Terry Pluto, 2004
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False Start
When Charlie Patterson and Nick Ryder begin training together they strike gold in their first season.
John Francome, 2010
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False Start
Caitlynn strikes a deal with her grandfather to join a swim team if he will attend all of her practices, but when he can no longer go because of his failing health, Caitlynn does not want to keep her end of the agreement.
Sandra Diersch, 2005
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False start: Jewish studies at German universities during ...
Wassermann shows that the new open approach to biblical studies proved to be a false start: for a variety of reasons, most of the Germans and Jews appointed to the new academic positions proved to be mediocre and their careers were ...
Henry Wassermann, 2003
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False Start: A Memoir of Things Best Forgotten
In the early 1960s recently graduated arts student Mark O'Flynn is told in no uncertain terms by his father to stop fruit picking and get a proper job!
Mark O'Flynn, 2013
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False Start
The book delves into the politics behind spouse selection by parents and relations and the hypocrisy of failing marriages being stage-managed by couples to pose to the public as happily married while at war paths inside the home.
Martina Eteng, 2012
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A False Start
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Henry Hawley Smart, 2012
8
Deja Dead: A Novel
“What's a false start?” “When the blade first enters the bone it forms a trough, or kerf, with corners at the initial striking surface. As the saw moves deeper and deeper into the bone, the initial corners become walls and the kerf develops a distinct ...
Kathy Reichs, 1999
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The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men who ...
1953 False-start rule is strengthened to include movement, not only a shift that simulates the beginning of a play. 1955 Before the ball is snapped, all offensive players must be within fifteen yards of the ball when it is declared ready-for-play.
David M. Nelson, 1994
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Nepad: Towards Africa's Development Or Another False Start?
Ian Taylor critically explores just what Nepad is, and what potential it has---or lacks---for promoting African development.
Ian Taylor, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALSE START»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term false start is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Letters Added to the Genetic Alphabet
But with each false start, his team learned more about what makes a good nucleotide and gained a better understanding of the precise ... «Quanta Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Daily Reads: The Sneaky Power of Amy Schumer, 10 Ways to Save …
Cannes, which was originally conceived as a response to the Axis propaganda of the Venice Film Festival, suffered a false start a decade ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
3
Boys swimmers of the year
"The guy swimming next to me had to stop me," Rollins said of the false start. "My first 50 (yards) I don't take out all that fast, so I didn't have any ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
4
STAR: Cowboys Defense Still Has The Same Questions
“Never forgot the 1-7 start we got off to,” Lee reminded, knowing that false start got head coach Wade Phillips fired midseason and solidified the ... «DallasCowboys.com, Jul 15»
5
Basingstoke adventurer James Ketchell spots great white shark …
James Ketchell and Ashley Wilson have now set off on their epic row, following a false start last month. The pair had been patiently waiting in Australia to re-start ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jul 15»
6
'Minions', 'Amy' and a Billy Connolly comedy lead a big slate of new …
... a default posting it turns out after millennia of serving other villains (T-Rex, a vampire, Napoleon, et al) and a false start with a new one. «The Vancouver Observer, Jul 15»
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Your Guide to the Ever-Expanding Universe of Podcasts
After a false start in the early 2000s, podcasting has exploded. More than 2.6 billion episodes were downloaded in 2014. Here's your user's ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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County men earn record for most pull-ups by duo in 24-hour period
All through this week, it was just nerves and anxiety building every day,” Burow said after the false start. “I'm kind of bummed that this timer ... «Daily Union, Jul 15»
9
One of the greatest Cannes winners is back in theaters
Cannes, which was originally conceived as a response to the Axis propaganda of the Venice Film Festival, suffered a false start a decade ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
10
The woman who needed to run
And, on the second attempt, she was so nervous from the false start that she ran one of her slowest races of the year. She placed last in her ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»

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