tostart

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verb

To spring or fly apart; burst.

OriginMiddle English tosterten →
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Meanings

verbtostart (third-person singular simple present tostarts, present participle tostarting, simple past and past participle tostarted)

present singular third person tostarts · participle present tostarting · participle past tostarted · past tostarted

  1. obsoleteTo spring or fly apart; burst.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtosterten
  2. Englishtostart

From Middle English tosterten, equivalent to to- (“apart”) + start.

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APA

tostart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tostart

MLA

“tostart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tostart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tostart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tostart.

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