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false start
noun
: the mistake of starting too soon in a race
: an unsuccessful attempt to begin something (such as a career or a project)
Full Definition of FALSE START
1
: a premature start (as of a race or football play)
2
: an unsuccessful attempt to begin something (as a career)
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First Known Use of FALSE START
1815
Rhymes with FALSE START
apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, sweetheart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part
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