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If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.
Daymond John

Meaning of "starting block" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STARTING BLOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STARTING BLOCK

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conjunction
determiner
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Starting block is 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.

WHAT DOES STARTING BLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of starting block in the English dictionary

The definition of starting block in the dictionary is one of a pair of adjustable devices with pads or blocks against which a sprinter braces his feet in crouch starts.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STARTING BLOCK

start-up costs
start-up money
starter
starter flat
starter home
starter pack
starter set
startful
starting gate
starting grid
starting handle
starting line
starting pistol
starting point
starting post
starting price
starting rate
starting salary
starting stalls
startingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE STARTING BLOCK

a chip off the old block
apartment block
block
building block
cellblock
chip off the old block
clock
cylinder block
engine block
mental block
mounting-block
nerve block
on the block
roadblock
snatch block
stumbling block
sun block
superblock
unblock
wood block
writer´s block

Synonyms and antonyms of starting block in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «starting block» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STARTING BLOCK

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

Translator English - Chinese

出发台
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bloque de salida
570 millions of speakers

English

starting block
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुरू करने से ब्लॉक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بدءا كتلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

начальный блок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bloco de partida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্লক শুরু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bloc de départ
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permulaan blok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Startblock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スターティングブロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시작 블록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wiwitan pemblokiran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắt đầu từ khối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துவக்க தொகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रारंभ ब्लॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başlangıç ​​bloğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blocco di partenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blok począwszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

початковий блок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bloc de pornire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεκινώντας μπλοκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wegspringblokke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

startblock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

starter blokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of starting block

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STARTING BLOCK»

The term «starting block» is regularly used and occupies the 79.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about starting block

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QUOTES WITH «STARTING BLOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word starting block.
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Daymond John
If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STARTING BLOCK»

Discover the use of starting block in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to starting block and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Critical Squares: Games of Critical Thinking and Understanding
The Starting Block helps students shape their lack of knowledge about a topic into an active readiness to learn. The Starting Block encourages critical thinking and understanding in the following ways: □ Thoughtful question-asking.
Shari Tishman, Albert Andrade, 1997
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Modeling for Casting and Solidification Processing
AA5005.03 aluminium ingots, with dimension 2 150x600 mm were cast. This alloy contains 0.71wt% Mg, 0.25wt% Fe and 0.09wt% Si. A bowl-shaped. 150 mm deep starting block, and a hot-top mold with a total height of 200 mm and a cooling ...
Kuang-Oscar Yu, 2001
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CRC Handbook of Combinatorial Designs
The starting block of a trade is well-defined by the lexicographic ordering of the set of blocks, since T and — T have the same starting block. 46.8 Proposition For 6,-, c,- as in Theorem 46.6. 61 • • • 6jt is a starting block if: &!<•••< bt+i-- fri < c, for 1  ...
Charles J. Colbourn, 1996
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Swimming Fastest
Consequently, additional time will be required to move the center of mass beyond the front edge of the starting block after the starting signal sounds. Center of mass position is compared for the recommended preparatory positions and a deep ...
Ernest W. Maglischo, 2003
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The Engineering of Sport 6: Volume 3: Developments for ...
2.1 Starting Block Dynamometer for Competitive Swim In swimming the start is of great importance, above all for the short distances. A comprehensive analysis of the start technique includes the measurement of the forces occurring during the ...
Eckehard Moritz, Steve Haake, 2010
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Excavations at Nemea
187 Southern doorway with eastern parastade in Room 13 and starting block ( Cat. 24) reused in position of later threshold, from the northwest. have been a starting block in its original use."4 Cuttings on it pertain to one or the other of its uses.
Darice Elizabeth Birge, Stephen Gaylord Miller, Lynn Harriett Kraynak, 1992
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Router Techinques: An In Depth Guide to Using Your Router
Clamp a starting block behind the workpiece. To make the cut, raise the bit to the desired height (it is best to make multiple shallow passes). Place the heel of the workpiece against the starting block and lower the work- piece onto the spinning  ...
Creative Publishing Editors, Philip Schmidt, 2004
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Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming IX: Proceedings of the ...
Block time was measured from the first flash of the strobe light when triggered from the starter's signal, to the time when the feet left the starting block. Flight time accounted for the time that the swimmer was in the air, beginning with the feet ...
Jean-Claude Chatard, 2003
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Efficient Data Organization and Management on Heterogeneous ...
For a given starting block, there are D adjacent disk blocks, one in each of the D adjacent tracks. All adjacent blocks have the same offset from the starting block because the offset is determined by the number of degrees the disk platters rotate  ...
Minglong Shao, 2008
10
Storage Area Network Essentials: A Complete Guide to ...
Before Starting Block Address: 1000 Head of Free Space List Starting Block Address: 3000 Number of Blocks: 1000 Pointerto next descriptor End of Free Space List Number of Blocks: 100 Pointer to next descriptor (null) File system allocates ...
Richard Barker, Paul Massiglia, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STARTING BLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term starting block is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saluto: A new Yamaha on the starting block
Into a biking India that is inching its way up in cubiccapacity from the customary 100cc, Yamaha recently threw the Saluto, a 125-cc commuter targeting the family ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Funds race off starting block
NEW DELHI: The average valuation of Indian startups in early-stage financing rounds has shot up exponentially in the past year. Risk investors are willing to ... «Times of India, May 15»
3
Starting block: Cubs rotation falling short
The difference between the October-tested, first-place Cardinals and these wannabe-champ Cubs is a huge gap in starting pitching that was exemplified ... «Chicago Sun-Times, May 15»
4
Chad: Habré Trial in Starting Block After Judges Sworn in
"The judgment that will be handed down will be scrutinized by everyone and will set a precedent," the Minister said, suggesting that the trial could start in June. «AllAfrica.com, May 15»
5
Boston 2024 tries to overcome some slips at starting block
Boston Olympic organizers thought they would be welcomed enthusiastically when they showed up at a community meeting in Franklin Park. After all, they were ... «Boston Globe, Mar 15»
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Usain Bolt explodes out of the starting blocks in slow-motion on …
Six-time Olympic champion Bolt posted a glimpse of his training progress at his base in Jamaica on Instagram on Thursday with footage of a block start in slow ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Empowered pool board remains on starting block
Glacier Swim Club board member Max Mertz speaks in favor of an empowered board to run Juneau's public pools during a committee of the whole meeting on ... «Juneau Empire, Feb 15»
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Suzuki Celerio stalls on starting block
Suzuki Australia has held back the release of its Alto replacement, the 1.0-litre Celerio, full local pricing and specifications of which have now been announced. «Motoring, Feb 15»
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City on 'Starting Block'
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A day remaining for the 35th National Games to begin, the stage is all set for the gala event. The capital city, which hosts more than ... «The New Indian Express, Jan 15»
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Researching Reform: Child Abuse Inquiry - Starting block or …
Since its inception in July, the Independent Panel Inquiry has made several serious but avoidable faux pas and continues to function without a Chair, arguably ... «Family Law, Dec 14»

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