Category:Upstart

Up*start", v. i.

Defn: to start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson.

Upstart Up"start`, n.

1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or Honor; a parvenu. Bacon.

2. (bot.)

Defn: the meadow saffron. Dr. Prior.

Upstart Up"start`, a.

Defn: suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "a race of Upstart creatures." Milton.