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Head start   /hɛd stɑrt/   Listen
Head start

noun
1.
The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race).  Synonym: start.






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"Head start" Quotes from Famous Books



... as we four go, we all start even," continued Bob. "All that we know about radio we learned together, so nobody has a head start on the other." ...
— The Radio Boys' First Wireless - Or Winning the Ferberton Prize • Allen Chapman

... away and he sent Steven Kittles, known as the "dog man," to catch the escape. (The dogs that went in pursuit of the runaway slaves were called "Nigger dogs"; they were used specifically for catching runaway slaves.) This particular slave had quite a "head start" on the dogs that were trailing him and he hid among some floating logs in a large pond; the dogs trailed him to the pond and began howling, indicating that they were approaching their prey. They entered the pond to get their victim who was securely hidden from ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - From Interviews with Former Slaves - Florida Narratives • Works Projects Administration



Words linked to "Head start" :   advantage, vantage, start



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