definition of
start up

[1] #1 start up v. get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer". wn

[2] #2 start up v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a su. wn