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v. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.

v. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten.

verb-intransitive. To become alarmed, frightened, or surprised.

n. A sudden mild shock; a start.

v. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

v. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.

v. To deter; to cause to deviate.

n. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

verb-intransitive. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

v. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.

v. To deter; to cause to deviate.

n. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

To start; manifest fear, alarm, surprise, pain, or similar emotion by a sudden involuntary start.

To wince; shrink.

To move suddenly, as if surprised or frightened.

To take to flight, as in panic; stampede, as cattle.

To take departure; depart; set out.

To cause to start; excite by sudden surprise, alarm, apprehension, or other emotion; scare; shock.

To rouse suddenly; cause to start, as from a place of concealment or from a state of repose or security.

n. A sudden movement or shock caused by surprise, alarm, or apprehension of danger; a start.

v. to stimulate to action

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

n. a sudden involuntary movement

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