astart
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/əˈstɑː(ɹ)t/
Definition of astart
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(obsolete, transitive)To cause to start; startle; start up; jump.
“oft out of her bed she did astart, / As one with vew of ghastly feends affright [...].”
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verb
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(obsolete, transitive)To cause to start; startle; start up; jump.
“oft out of her bed she did astart, / As one with vew of ghastly feends affright [...].”
- (intransitive)To start up.
- (obsolete)To get away, escape; escape from.
- (intransitive)To be escaped from.
adv
- (not-comparable, obsolete)With a start; suddenly.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English asterten, asteorten, from a- (from Old English ā-) + sterten, equivalent to a- + start.
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