upstartn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈʌpstɑːt/, U.S.

/ˈəpˌstɑrt/

Etymology: up- prefix 1b, 2

A. n.

1. One who has newly or suddenly risen in position or importance; a new-comer in respect of rank or consequence; a parvenu; = start-up adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun] > person

up-skip1549

startup1555

upstart1555

jackanapesa1575

hogen mogen1639

starter up1659

Mamamouchi1672

parvenu1787

shoneena1849

fine gentleman1928

rat fink1961

1555 H. Braham Inst. Gentleman sig. Ciiij^v These gentlemen are nowe called vpstartes, a terme lately inuented by such as pondered not y^e groundes of honest meanes of rising or commyng to promocion.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 46^v The newe vpstart, that takes vpon him the name of a gentleman.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B4 Mary gyp goodman vpstart, who made your father a gentleman.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 74 Then shall the Nobles possesse all the Dignities..without the improper mixture of Scholastick, and pusillanimous upstarts.

1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 39 An Upstart was to bear himself otherwise in his Petition, than..an ancient Nobleman.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xl. 268 None but the prosperous upstart, Mushroom'd into rank..was arrogantly proud of it.

1777 J. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 307 There are rascally upstarts in trade, I doubt not, who have made great fortunes in a small period.

1825 T. B. Macaulay Milton in Edinb. Rev. Aug. 321 Gods..compared with whom Jupiter himself was a stripling and an upstart.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xiii. 167 The Duke of Norfolk..disdained the dictation of an unknown upstart.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxvii. 161 The Greeks thought that the old families ruled their households more gently than upstarts did.

in extended use.1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 319 If it seeme strange, that the Turkish Religion (a newer vpstart) be declared before those former.1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 123 The Empire perceiving..the youthfull courage of this upstart, was glad to enter mutuall league with it.a1800 W. Cowper Yardley-Oak in W. Hayley Life & Posthumous Writings Cowper (1804) III. 415 Yonder upstarts of the neighbouring wood, So much thy juniors.1834 Tracts for Times No. 29. 5 All the meetings [= Dissenting sects] are..in one sense, upstarts.

†a. An upward start or spring. Obsolete exc. poetic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > leaping or springing suddenly > a sudden leap or spring

startc1330

upstart1645

sprunt1660

spank1882

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Triumph of Faith vi. 43 The upstarts and boylings of corruption and the flesh that are mixed with our Prayers.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 110 The upstart of your round-barred, sun-round tail!

b. dialect. (See quot. a1825.)

ΚΠ

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Upstart, the deep impression of a horse's foot in a clayey soil, soon filled up with water, which, when another horse happens to tread in the very same place, starts upwards and plentifully bespatters the rider.

c. Gymnastics. On the horizontal, parallel, or asymmetric bars: a series of movements by which the gymnast swings to a position with the body supported by the arms above the bar, esp. at the start of a routine.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun] > actions or positions

vaulting1531

cross-step1728

still-vaulting1854

roll1858

trampolining1867

planche1878

handstand1890

rollover1891

trapezing1894

press1901

straddle1905

kip1909

upstart1909

headstand1915

round-off1917

neck-roll1920

undergrip1920

pike1928

swivel hips1943

thigh lift1949

overswing1955

shoulder stand1956

stand1956

floor exercise1957

squat1959

turnaround1959

salto1972

Tsukahara1972

1909 A. Moss Horizontal Bar Exercises 22 Upstart. Stand about three feet from the bar, then jump and catch it..force the legs well to the front with a swing, and bring them to the bar. Kick them outwards and downwards; at the same time pull, so that you rise above the bar.

1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. iii. v. 246 Saturdays were more strenuously occupied with up-starts, long arm balancing, vaulting, and similar exercises.

1956 G. C. Kunzle & B. W. Thomas Freestanding v. 58 Agility. This group of movements includes the upstarts, headspring and handspring.

1972 P. Prestidge Women's Gymnastics for Performer & Coach viii. 55 The upstart..is one of the most important movements for the gymnast to master, for a complete routine cannot be composed without upstarts.

†3. Upspring, origin. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun]

welleOE

mothereOE

ordeOE

wellspringeOE

fathereOE

headeOE

oreOE

wellspringOE

rootc1175

morea1200

beginningc1200

head wella1325

sourcec1374

principlea1382

risinga1382

springinga1382

fountain14..

springerc1410

nativity?a1425

racinea1425

spring1435

headspring?a1439

seminaryc1440

originationc1443

spring wellc1450

sourdre1477

primordialc1487

naissance1490

wellhead?1492

offspringa1500

conduit-head1517

damc1540

springhead1547

principium1550

mint1555

principal1555

centre1557

head fountain1563

parentage1581

rise1589

spawna1591

fount1594

parent1597

taproot1601

origin1604

fountainhead1606

radix1607

springa1616

abundary1622

rist1622

primitive1628

primary1632

land-spring1642

extraction1655

upstart1669

progenerator1692

fontala1711

well-eye1826

first birth1838

ancestry1880

Quelle1893

1669 W. Penn No Cross, No Crown (1682) xi. 219 All Men and Families..have had their Upstarts, that is, their Beginnings.

4. Scottish. A stick forming a support for a thatched roof. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > support for thatched roof

upstart1811

1811 W. Aiton Gen. View Agric. Ayr 114 (Jam.) Over these were hung sticks..called cabbers; and smaller ones set on the top of the wall were termed upstarts.

5. The meadow-saffron, Colchicum Autumnale.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > bluebell and allied flowers > autumn crocus

wood-lilya1400

saffron of the spring1548

meadow saffron1551

hermodactyl1578

Mercury's finger1589

colchicum1597

autumn crocus1629

naked ladies1668

naked boysa1697

upstart1852

1852 E. Hamilton Flora Homœopath. I. 199 Common Meadow Saffron, Tuber Root,..Upstart.

1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 232 Upstart, from its flowers starting up suddenly from the ground without putting out leaves first.

B. adj.

a. Of things: Lately come into existence or notice; new-fangled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > newly come into existence

youngeOE

new-sprungc1485

recent1513

new-risen1555

upstart1565

new-fallena1618

started-up1764

1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 9 The grounde and foundation of all your vpsterte ghospell.

1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 94 Their small secret, and late vpstert congregation.

1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church 286 This up-start fansie is far from God's ordinance.

1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue i. 18 Surveying..is an upstart arte found out of late.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 5 Not daring to infuse into so solid a judgement their up~start and erroneous fancies.

1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. i. iv. 19 All their Laws were repeal'd, and the upstart Form of Government utterly dissolv'd.

1720 Right of Precedence between Phisicians & Civilians 23 Physick is as old as the Occasion of it;..which can by no means be said of the other, in comparison, Upstart Profession.

1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) II. 62 Christianity was despised as..an upstart thing.

1851 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales i Now, the old aristocratic edifice hides its time-worn visage behind an upstart modern building.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 365 The upstart naval power of Rome in the West.

b. Characteristic of upstarts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective] > characterized by or characteristic of

start-up1557

upstarta1593

hogan1733

uppisha1734

elitist1966

a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. B3^v Think you that we can brooke this vpstart pride?

1605 B. Jonson Sejanus v. i. 465 It is a note Of vpstart Greatnesse, to..watch For these poore trifles.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 687 His Death was..rejoyced at by those who envyed his new and upstart Rising.

1727 J. Gay Fables I. xxiv. 82 How insolent is upstart pride!

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xlvii. 550 He dreaded their upstart ambition.

1817 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Jan. 99 The upstart pride of those who call themselves the gentlefolk of Manchester.

1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. iv. 66 I do not desire to be driven out of my conclusions..merely to make way for his upstart pretensions.

2. Of persons, families, etc.: Lately or suddenly risen to prominence or dignity.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > elevation or exaltation in rank > lately, suddenly, or newly > person(s)

start-up1557

upstart1566

arriviste1904

1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie i. 8 Your late vpstert masters of Germany and Geneua.

1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 260 He will..passe vp and downe the streates of London in a side gowne, like vnto some newe vp-start Legist.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 88 It is more safe to side with the old Legions led by Galen,..then with new and vpstart Nouices.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 383 The Covenants..were found fault with by malitious and upstart People.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther i. 11 Some authours thus his pedigree will trace, But others write him of an upstart race.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 53 Ours is no up-start Family; but is as ancient as the best in the Kingdom.

1791 E. Burke Let. to Member National Assembly 19 Scorn and contumely of their upstart masters.

1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece II. xiii. 166 An obscure and upstart race of shepherds.

1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand xxxviii. 271 When reproved..by an upstart superior, he had the boldness [etc.].

†3. Rising on end. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > horripilation > [adjective]

staring1578

upstaring1590

upstart1590

upstarted1602

bristling1607

erected1610

starting1680

horrent1744

horripilant1837

stivereda1855

erect1870

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. x. sig. Mm8^v He..Ran away,..With vpstart haire, and staring eyes dismay.

Derivatives

ˈupstartism n. Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1881 Nat. Rev. Oct. 406 These latter [ballads] are all broad satires on up~startism.

ˈupstartness n. Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1838 Blackwood's Mag. 43 311 That spirit of upstartness which..characterises all French youth.

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upstartv.

Brit.

/ˌʌpˈstɑːt/, U.S.

/ˌəpˈstɑrt/

Etymology: up- prefix 3a.

a. intransitive. To start or spring up: esp., of persons, to spring to one's feet. Also figurative.With the earlier unhyphened examples, cf. up adv.¹ 5c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise or be standing [verb (intransitive)] > rise > quickly or suddenly

to start upc1275

upstart1303

leapc1330

upspringc1374

uprapea1400

boltc1425

starta1470

spring1474

rear1835

rare1886

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5601 Þys man vp sterte, and toke þe gate.

c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale (Lansd. MS.) 190 Wiþ þat worde vpstert [v.rr. vp sterte, vp stirte] þis olde wif.

c1400 Tourn. Tottenham iv Upsterte the gadlyngs with thaire lang staues.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iv. 919 Anoon Dispeir in a rage vp-sterte And cruelly cauȝte hym by þe herte.

a1529 J. Skelton Colyn Cloute (?1545) sig. B.viii Sodaynly vpstarte From the donge carte The mattockes and the shule To reygne and to rule.

1554 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. 139 The suffragan..upstert to the Pulpit.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A5 Their dam vpstart, out of her den effraide, And rushed forth.

1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus ii. v. 908 At last he [sc. the hart] vpstarted at the other side of the water.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Speeches Ajax & Ulysses in Fables 453 To these the Master of the sevenfold Shield, Upstarted fierce.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. xiv. 569 Upstarted Thoas strait, Andræmon's son.

1816 W. Wordsworth Ode Gen. Thanksgiving 147 As from a forest-brake Upstarts a glistering snake.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 421 in Idylls of King The beauteous beast Scared by the noise upstarted at our feet.

b. Of the hair: To rise on end.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > horripilation > [verb (intransitive)]

bristle1480

to stick upa1500

to stand or start widdershins1513

upstart1513

starta1522

stare?1523

to start up1553

rousea1616

horripilate1623

stiver1790

uprise1827

upstare1886

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. vi. 2 Wpstert his hair, the voce stak in his hals.

1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) sig. P iv b While my heares vpstarted with the sight, The teares out streamde.

c. To spring up by growth; to come into existence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [verb (intransitive)] > come into existence

awakenc885

waxc888

arisec950

beOE

comeOE

aspringc1000

atspringOE

growOE

to come upOE

inrisea1300

breedc1385

upspringc1386

takec1391

to come in?c1430

engender?1440

uprise1471

braird?a1500

risea1513

insurde1521

insurge1523

spring1538

to start up1568

exsurge1578

upstart1580

become1605

born1609

1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 21 Much wetnes..makes thistles a number, foorthwith to vpstart.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 363 b As one errour doth commonly engender another: there upstart another whelpe of the same litter.

1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids viii. 637 There for the sons of Romulus the sudden war upstarts With Tatius.

d. To rise suddenly into view.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > be visible [verb (intransitive)] > appear or become visible > suddenly

bursta1325

swirk?a1513

to start out1566

flash1590

rush1594

spring1698

upstart1874

1874 R. Buchanan Poet. Wks. I. 4 O wondrous Faces that upstart In this Strange Country.

1880 R. Browning Pan & Luna 22 Peak to base, Upstarted mountains.

2. transitive. To cause to start up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > cause physical symptoms [verb (transitive)] > cause to start or flinch

startc1440

abraid1590

startle1598

gally1608

surprise1655

upstartlea1849

to get, have or give (someone) a skrik1887

upstart1892

jump1898

1892 R. F. Towndrow Garden 47 Where the moor-hen shyly pushes Into darkness when upstarted.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	upstart
释义	upstartn.adj. Brit. /ˈʌpstɑːt/, U.S. /ˈəpˌstɑrt/ Etymology: up- prefix 1b, 2 A. n. 1. One who has newly or suddenly risen in position or importance; a new-comer in respect of rank or consequence; a parvenu; = start-up adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun] > person up-skip1549 startup1555 upstart1555 jackanapesa1575 hogen mogen1639 starter up1659 Mamamouchi1672 parvenu1787 shoneena1849 fine gentleman1928 rat fink1961 1555 H. Braham Inst. Gentleman sig. Ciiij^v These gentlemen are nowe called vpstartes, a terme lately inuented by such as pondered not y^e groundes of honest meanes of rising or commyng to promocion. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 46^v The newe vpstart, that takes vpon him the name of a gentleman. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B4 Mary gyp goodman vpstart, who made your father a gentleman. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 74 Then shall the Nobles possesse all the Dignities..without the improper mixture of Scholastick, and pusillanimous upstarts. 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 39 An Upstart was to bear himself otherwise in his Petition, than..an ancient Nobleman. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xl. 268 None but the prosperous upstart, Mushroom'd into rank..was arrogantly proud of it. 1777 J. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 307 There are rascally upstarts in trade, I doubt not, who have made great fortunes in a small period. 1825 T. B. Macaulay Milton in Edinb. Rev. Aug. 321 Gods..compared with whom Jupiter himself was a stripling and an upstart. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xiii. 167 The Duke of Norfolk..disdained the dictation of an unknown upstart. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxvii. 161 The Greeks thought that the old families ruled their households more gently than upstarts did. in extended use.1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 319 If it seeme strange, that the Turkish Religion (a newer vpstart) be declared before those former.1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 123 The Empire perceiving..the youthfull courage of this upstart, was glad to enter mutuall league with it.a1800 W. Cowper Yardley-Oak in W. Hayley Life & Posthumous Writings Cowper (1804) III. 415 Yonder upstarts of the neighbouring wood, So much thy juniors.1834 Tracts for Times No. 29. 5 All the meetings [= Dissenting sects] are..in one sense, upstarts. 2. †a. An upward start or spring. Obsolete exc. poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > leaping or springing suddenly > a sudden leap or spring startc1330 upstart1645 sprunt1660 spank1882 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Triumph of Faith vi. 43 The upstarts and boylings of corruption and the flesh that are mixed with our Prayers. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 110 The upstart of your round-barred, sun-round tail! b. dialect. (See quot. a1825.) ΚΠ a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Upstart, the deep impression of a horse's foot in a clayey soil, soon filled up with water, which, when another horse happens to tread in the very same place, starts upwards and plentifully bespatters the rider. c. Gymnastics. On the horizontal, parallel, or asymmetric bars: a series of movements by which the gymnast swings to a position with the body supported by the arms above the bar, esp. at the start of a routine. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun] > actions or positions vaulting1531 cross-step1728 still-vaulting1854 roll1858 trampolining1867 planche1878 handstand1890 rollover1891 trapezing1894 press1901 straddle1905 kip1909 upstart1909 headstand1915 round-off1917 neck-roll1920 undergrip1920 pike1928 swivel hips1943 thigh lift1949 overswing1955 shoulder stand1956 stand1956 floor exercise1957 squat1959 turnaround1959 salto1972 Tsukahara1972 1909 A. Moss Horizontal Bar Exercises 22 Upstart. Stand about three feet from the bar, then jump and catch it..force the legs well to the front with a swing, and bring them to the bar. Kick them outwards and downwards; at the same time pull, so that you rise above the bar. 1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. iii. v. 246 Saturdays were more strenuously occupied with up-starts, long arm balancing, vaulting, and similar exercises. 1956 G. C. Kunzle & B. W. Thomas Freestanding v. 58 Agility. This group of movements includes the upstarts, headspring and handspring. 1972 P. Prestidge Women's Gymnastics for Performer & Coach viii. 55 The upstart..is one of the most important movements for the gymnast to master, for a complete routine cannot be composed without upstarts. †3. Upspring, origin. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] welleOE mothereOE ordeOE wellspringeOE fathereOE headeOE oreOE wellspringOE rootc1175 morea1200 beginningc1200 head wella1325 sourcec1374 principlea1382 risinga1382 springinga1382 fountain14.. springerc1410 nativity?a1425 racinea1425 spring1435 headspring?a1439 seminaryc1440 originationc1443 spring wellc1450 sourdre1477 primordialc1487 naissance1490 wellhead?1492 offspringa1500 conduit-head1517 damc1540 springhead1547 principium1550 mint1555 principal1555 centre1557 head fountain1563 parentage1581 rise1589 spawna1591 fount1594 parent1597 taproot1601 origin1604 fountainhead1606 radix1607 springa1616 abundary1622 rist1622 primitive1628 primary1632 land-spring1642 extraction1655 upstart1669 progenerator1692 fontala1711 well-eye1826 first birth1838 ancestry1880 Quelle1893 1669 W. Penn No Cross, No Crown (1682) xi. 219 All Men and Families..have had their Upstarts, that is, their Beginnings. 4. Scottish. A stick forming a support for a thatched roof. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > support for thatched roof upstart1811 1811 W. Aiton Gen. View Agric. Ayr 114 (Jam.) Over these were hung sticks..called cabbers; and smaller ones set on the top of the wall were termed upstarts. 5. The meadow-saffron, Colchicum Autumnale. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > bluebell and allied flowers > autumn crocus wood-lilya1400 saffron of the spring1548 meadow saffron1551 hermodactyl1578 Mercury's finger1589 colchicum1597 autumn crocus1629 naked ladies1668 naked boysa1697 upstart1852 1852 E. Hamilton Flora Homœopath. I. 199 Common Meadow Saffron, Tuber Root,..Upstart. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 232 Upstart, from its flowers starting up suddenly from the ground without putting out leaves first. B. adj. 1. a. Of things: Lately come into existence or notice; new-fangled. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > newly come into existence youngeOE new-sprungc1485 recent1513 new-risen1555 upstart1565 new-fallena1618 started-up1764 1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 9 The grounde and foundation of all your vpsterte ghospell. 1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 94 Their small secret, and late vpstert congregation. 1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church 286 This up-start fansie is far from God's ordinance. 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue i. 18 Surveying..is an upstart arte found out of late. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 5 Not daring to infuse into so solid a judgement their up~start and erroneous fancies. 1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. i. iv. 19 All their Laws were repeal'd, and the upstart Form of Government utterly dissolv'd. 1720 Right of Precedence between Phisicians & Civilians 23 Physick is as old as the Occasion of it;..which can by no means be said of the other, in comparison, Upstart Profession. 1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) II. 62 Christianity was despised as..an upstart thing. 1851 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales i Now, the old aristocratic edifice hides its time-worn visage behind an upstart modern building. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 365 The upstart naval power of Rome in the West. b. Characteristic of upstarts. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective] > characterized by or characteristic of start-up1557 upstarta1593 hogan1733 uppisha1734 elitist1966 a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. B3^v Think you that we can brooke this vpstart pride? 1605 B. Jonson Sejanus v. i. 465 It is a note Of vpstart Greatnesse, to..watch For these poore trifles. View more context for this quotation 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 687 His Death was..rejoyced at by those who envyed his new and upstart Rising. 1727 J. Gay Fables I. xxiv. 82 How insolent is upstart pride! 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xlvii. 550 He dreaded their upstart ambition. 1817 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Jan. 99 The upstart pride of those who call themselves the gentlefolk of Manchester. 1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. iv. 66 I do not desire to be driven out of my conclusions..merely to make way for his upstart pretensions. 2. Of persons, families, etc.: Lately or suddenly risen to prominence or dignity. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > elevation or exaltation in rank > lately, suddenly, or newly > person(s) start-up1557 upstart1566 arriviste1904 1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie i. 8 Your late vpstert masters of Germany and Geneua. 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 260 He will..passe vp and downe the streates of London in a side gowne, like vnto some newe vp-start Legist. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 88 It is more safe to side with the old Legions led by Galen,..then with new and vpstart Nouices. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 383 The Covenants..were found fault with by malitious and upstart People. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther i. 11 Some authours thus his pedigree will trace, But others write him of an upstart race. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 53 Ours is no up-start Family; but is as ancient as the best in the Kingdom. 1791 E. Burke Let. to Member National Assembly 19 Scorn and contumely of their upstart masters. 1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece II. xiii. 166 An obscure and upstart race of shepherds. 1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand xxxviii. 271 When reproved..by an upstart superior, he had the boldness [etc.]. †3. Rising on end. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > horripilation > [adjective] staring1578 upstaring1590 upstart1590 upstarted1602 bristling1607 erected1610 starting1680 horrent1744 horripilant1837 stivereda1855 erect1870 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. x. sig. Mm8^v He..Ran away,..With vpstart haire, and staring eyes dismay. Derivatives ˈupstartism n. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1881 Nat. Rev. Oct. 406 These latter [ballads] are all broad satires on up~startism. ˈupstartness n. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1838 Blackwood's Mag. 43 311 That spirit of upstartness which..characterises all French youth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). upstartv. Brit. /ˌʌpˈstɑːt/, U.S. /ˌəpˈstɑrt/ Etymology: up- prefix 3a. 1. a. intransitive. To start or spring up: esp., of persons, to spring to one's feet. Also figurative.With the earlier unhyphened examples, cf. up adv.¹ 5c. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise or be standing [verb (intransitive)] > rise > quickly or suddenly to start upc1275 upstart1303 leapc1330 upspringc1374 uprapea1400 boltc1425 starta1470 spring1474 rear1835 rare1886 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5601 Þys man vp sterte, and toke þe gate. c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale (Lansd. MS.) 190 Wiþ þat worde vpstert [v.rr. vp sterte, vp stirte] þis olde wif. c1400 Tourn. Tottenham iv Upsterte the gadlyngs with thaire lang staues. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iv. 919 Anoon Dispeir in a rage vp-sterte And cruelly cauȝte hym by þe herte. a1529 J. Skelton Colyn Cloute (?1545) sig. B.viii Sodaynly vpstarte From the donge carte The mattockes and the shule To reygne and to rule. 1554 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. 139 The suffragan..upstert to the Pulpit. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A5 Their dam vpstart, out of her den effraide, And rushed forth. 1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus ii. v. 908 At last he [sc. the hart] vpstarted at the other side of the water. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Speeches Ajax & Ulysses in Fables 453 To these the Master of the sevenfold Shield, Upstarted fierce. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. xiv. 569 Upstarted Thoas strait, Andræmon's son. 1816 W. Wordsworth Ode Gen. Thanksgiving 147 As from a forest-brake Upstarts a glistering snake. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 421 in Idylls of King The beauteous beast Scared by the noise upstarted at our feet. b. Of the hair: To rise on end. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > horripilation > [verb (intransitive)] bristle1480 to stick upa1500 to stand or start widdershins1513 upstart1513 starta1522 stare?1523 to start up1553 rousea1616 horripilate1623 stiver1790 uprise1827 upstare1886 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. vi. 2 Wpstert his hair, the voce stak in his hals. 1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) sig. P iv b While my heares vpstarted with the sight, The teares out streamde. c. To spring up by growth; to come into existence. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [verb (intransitive)] > come into existence awakenc885 waxc888 arisec950 beOE comeOE aspringc1000 atspringOE growOE to come upOE inrisea1300 breedc1385 upspringc1386 takec1391 to come in?c1430 engender?1440 uprise1471 braird?a1500 risea1513 insurde1521 insurge1523 spring1538 to start up1568 exsurge1578 upstart1580 become1605 born1609 1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 21 Much wetnes..makes thistles a number, foorthwith to vpstart. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 363 b As one errour doth commonly engender another: there upstart another whelpe of the same litter. 1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids viii. 637 There for the sons of Romulus the sudden war upstarts With Tatius. d. To rise suddenly into view. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > be visible [verb (intransitive)] > appear or become visible > suddenly bursta1325 swirk?a1513 to start out1566 flash1590 rush1594 spring1698 upstart1874 1874 R. Buchanan Poet. Wks. I. 4 O wondrous Faces that upstart In this Strange Country. 1880 R. Browning Pan & Luna 22 Peak to base, Upstarted mountains. 2. transitive. To cause to start up. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > cause physical symptoms [verb (transitive)] > cause to start or flinch startc1440 abraid1590 startle1598 gally1608 surprise1655 upstartlea1849 to get, have or give (someone) a skrik1887 upstart1892 jump1898 1892 R. F. Towndrow Garden 47 Where the moor-hen shyly pushes Into darkness when upstarted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1555v.1303
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