ALL meanings of false-start
false-start
F f - verb without object false-start to leave the starting line or position too early and thereby necessitate repeating the signal to begin a race. 1
- noun false-start Sports. a premature start by one or more of the contestants, as in a swimming or track event, necessitating calling the field back to start again. 1
- noun false-start a failure to begin an undertaking successfully. 1