under starter's orders — ► under starter s orders waiting for the signal to start a race. Main Entry: ↑starter … English terms dictionary
under starter's orders — when the runners or horses are under starter s orders, the race is ready to start … English dictionary
under starter's orders — (of horses, runners, etc.) waiting for the signal to start a race. → start in on … English new terms dictionary
starter — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that starts. 2) chiefly Brit. the first course of a meal. 3) an automatic device for starting a machine. 4) a competitor taking part in a race or game at the start. 5) a topic or question with which to start a… … English terms dictionary
starter — start|er [ startər ] noun count * ▸ 1 someone to start race ▸ 2 someone/something that races ▸ 3 food to start meal ▸ 4 for starting activity ▸ 5 machine/engine part ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an official who signals the start of a race, especially by… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
starter */ — UK [ˈstɑː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈstɑrtər] noun [countable] Word forms starter : singular starter plural starters 1) an official who signals the start of a race, especially by firing a gun 2) a person or horse that takes part in a race or game when it… … English dictionary
starter — start|er [ˈsta:tə US ˈsta:rtər] n 1.) BrE a small amount of food eaten at the start of a meal before the main part American Equivalent: appetizer ▪ We had soup as a starter , followed by steak. 2.) a person, horse, car etc that is in a race when… … Dictionary of contemporary English
starter — noun (C) 1 a person, horse, car etc that is in a race when it starts: Of the eight starters, only three finished the race. 2 for starters informal a phrase meaning to begin with, used to tell someone what should be done or said first: Well, for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
starter — noun 1》 a person or thing starting in a specified way: a slow starter. ↘a person who signals the start of a race. ↘a competitor taking part in a race or game at the start. ↘Baseball the pitcher who starts the game. 2》 an automatic… … English new terms dictionary
starter — n. 1 a person or thing that starts. 2 an esp. automatic device for starting the engine of a motor vehicle etc. 3 a person giving the signal for the start of a race. 4 a horse or competitor starting in a race (a list of probable starters). 5 the… … Useful english dictionary
