Commenced

• Played on the A-team
• Moved suddenly
• Lifted the curtain on
• Kicked off
• Was on the first team
• Played from the tipoff, say
• Van Halen "Come on baby, finish what ya ___"
• Set off
• Set out

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
start \start\ (st[aum]rt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. started ; p. pr. & vb. n. starting .] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten to hurl, rush, fall, G. st["u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw. st["o]rta to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte, and probably ...