Run
Start up
Start up verb - Get going or set in motion.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- In The Bloodhound Gang story, "The Case of the Dark Night," the young kid member of the gang member explains he calculated how much gas a car that does 14 MPG would need to start up and run out after going around 5 ft, 4 teaspoons.
Source: If My Calculations Are Correct -
At the end, when Kale is trying to start up the Titan (whose fuel cells have long since run dry) he recalls Korso's speech and figures out that he can use the Drej's own energy (and the Drej themselves for that matter) to power the ship.
Source: Western Animation / Titan A.E. -
For years he'd stated that the only reason he would return to working for The BBC was if they were to start up Doctor Who again and let him run it (this is debatable as before signing on to do Doctor Who he was committed to produce a production of Casanova for the BBC).
Source: Promoted Fanboy
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Start up and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/start_up
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