become misshapen | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
alter the shape of (something) by stress | set in motion, cause to start |
assume a different shape or form | play in the starting lineup |
make formless | bring into being |
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | get off the ground |
twist and press out of shape | begin or set in motion |
| get going or set in motion |
| depart for someplace |
| bulge outward |
| move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
| begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
| begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
| have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| have a beginning characterized in some specified way |