start up

verb

1. to come or cause to come into being for the first time; originate
2. intr to spring or jump suddenly from a position or place
3. to set in or go into motion, activity, etc

   the orchestra started up

   he started up the engine

adjective

1. of or relating to input, usually financial, made to establish a new project or business

   a start-up mortgage

noun

1. a business enterprise that has been launched recently

Example Sentences

This could dramatically reduce the amount of tritium needed to start up and maintain fusion reactions, leading to more compact and affordable fusion systems.

From Science Daily

So far, they've started up a care agency and a daytime space to entertain elderly people in the coastal village.

From BBC

Who will start up front when Villa next play in the Champions League away to Club Brugge on 6 November?

From BBC

“We’ve been preaching that since fall camp, spring ball. It starts up front with the big guys, and the little guys, which they call us, we’ll follow along.”

From Los Angeles Times

He has a plan, of course: Sell the Davis team to local investors and start up a West Coast division of the Pioneer League.

From Los Angeles Times