Motor and Start

Motor

Motor verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Start and motor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Motor".

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

Motor and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Motor" instead a verb "Start".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Our Product Sucks He tries repeatedly to start it until he takes a swig of his son's Solo... And then the motor *does* start, only to fall off the boat.
  • Anime / FLCL Improbable Weapon User: Haruko and her Rickenbacker bass; even weirder, it incorporates a pull-start gasoline motor.
    Source: Anime / FLCL
  • Missing Mom: Yul's wife died in a motor vehicle accident seven years before the start of the drama.
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Start and Motor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/motor/start
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