under starter's orders
1under starter's orders — 1. (of racehorses) about to be released by the starter at the beginning of a race 2. Ready to start (figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑start under starter s orders see under ↑start • • • Main Entry: ↑under * * * …
2under starter's orders — ► under starter s orders waiting for the signal to start a race. Main Entry: ↑starter …
3under starter's orders — when the runners or horses are under starter s orders, the race is ready to start …
4under starter's orders — (of horses, runners, etc.) waiting for the signal to start a race. → start in on …
5starter — ► 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… …
6starter — 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… …
7starter */ — 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… …
8starter — 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… …
9starter — 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… …
10starter — 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… …
