ALL meanings of false start
false start
F f - noun false start in a race 1
- countable noun false start A false start is an attempt to start something, such as a speech, project, or plan, which fails because you were not properly prepared or ready to begin. 0
- countable noun false start If there is a false start at the beginning of a race, one of the competitors moves before the person who starts the race has given the signal. 0
- noun false start an illegal start to a race, caused by a competitor beginning to move before the prescribed signal 0
- noun false start any premature attempt to begin an activity 0
- verb false start to make a false start 0