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upstart
up·start U0138300 (ŭp′stärt′)n. A person of humble origin who attains sudden wealth, power, or importance, especially one made immodest or presumptuous by the change; a parvenu.adj.1. Suddenly raised to a position of consequence.2. Self-important; presumptuous.intr.v. (ŭp-stärt′) up·start·ed, up·start·ing, up·starts To spring or start up suddenly.upstart n 1. a. a person, group, etc, that has risen suddenly to a position of power or wealth b. (as modifier): an upstart tyrant; an upstart family. 2. a. an arrogant or presumptuous person b. (as modifier): his upstart ambition. vb (intr) archaic to start up, as in surprise, etc up•start (n., adj. ˈʌpˌstɑrt; v. ʌpˈstɑrt) n. 1. a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or importance, esp. one who is presumptuous or arrogant; parvenu. adj. 2. being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart. v.i. 3. to spring into existence or into view. 4. to start up; spring up, as to one's feet. v.t. 5. to cause to start up. [1275–1325] upstart Past participle: upstarted Gerund: upstarting
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I upstart | you upstart | he/she/it upstarts | we upstart | you upstart | they upstart |
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I upstarted | you upstarted | he/she/it upstarted | we upstarted | you upstarted | they upstarted |
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I am upstarting | you are upstarting | he/she/it is upstarting | we are upstarting | you are upstarting | they are upstarting |
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I have upstarted | you have upstarted | he/she/it has upstarted | we have upstarted | you have upstarted | they have upstarted |
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I was upstarting | you were upstarting | he/she/it was upstarting | we were upstarting | you were upstarting | they were upstarting |
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I had upstarted | you had upstarted | he/she/it had upstarted | we had upstarted | you had upstarted | they had upstarted |
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I will upstart | you will upstart | he/she/it will upstart | we will upstart | you will upstart | they will upstart |
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I will have upstarted | you will have upstarted | he/she/it will have upstarted | we will have upstarted | you will have upstarted | they will have upstarted |
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I will be upstarting | you will be upstarting | he/she/it will be upstarting | we will be upstarting | you will be upstarting | they will be upstarting |
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I have been upstarting | you have been upstarting | he/she/it has been upstarting | we have been upstarting | you have been upstarting | they have been upstarting |
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I will have been upstarting | you will have been upstarting | he/she/it will have been upstarting | we will have been upstarting | you will have been upstarting | they will have been upstarting |
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I had been upstarting | you had been upstarting | he/she/it had been upstarting | we had been upstarting | you had been upstarting | they had been upstarting |
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I would upstart | you would upstart | he/she/it would upstart | we would upstart | you would upstart | they would upstart |
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I would have upstarted | you would have upstarted | he/she/it would have upstarted | we would have upstarted | you would have upstarted | they would have upstarted | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeablesmart aleck, weisenheimer, wise guy, wiseacre, wisenheimer - an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments | | 2. | upstart - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that classarriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenudisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeablesocial climber, climber - someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behaviorjunior - term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business" | | 3. | upstart - a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest uprightkipgymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) | Adj. | 1. | upstart - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positionnouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenuepretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
upstartnoun social climber, nobody, nouveau riche (French), parvenu, arriviste, non-person, status seeker an upstart who had come from nowhereTranslationsupstart (ˈapstaːt) noun a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability. I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager. 暴發戶 暴发户,自命不凡者 upstart
Synonyms for upstartnoun social climberSynonyms- social climber
- nobody
- nouveau riche
- parvenu
- arriviste
- non-person
- status seeker
Synonyms for upstartnoun an arrogant or presumptuous personRelated Words- disagreeable person
- unpleasant person
- smart aleck
- weisenheimer
- wise guy
- wiseacre
- wisenheimer
noun a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that classSynonyms- arriviste
- nouveau-riche
- parvenu
Related Words- disagreeable person
- unpleasant person
- social climber
- climber
- junior
noun a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest uprightSynonymsRelated Wordsadj characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positionSynonyms- nouveau-riche
- parvenu
- parvenue
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