Van Halen "Come on baby, finish what ya ___"

• Played from the tipoff, say
• Set off
• Moved suddenly
• Was on the first team
• Kicked off
• Got going
• Already going
• Was promoted from the bench, say

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: start )

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 ...