English / phrasal verb
Start up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To set an enterprise, organization, machine, or operation in motion
In context
01
A group of young animators decided to start up their own digital effects studio.
02
As soon as the theater doors closed, the huge cinema projector started up.
Synonyms
launch,initiate,establish
Antonyms
shut down,close down,terminate
Collocations
start up a business,start up an engine,start up a production