head start[noun]Synonyms: advantage, allowance, bulge, deadwood, draw, edge, handicap, odds, start, vantage
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ˌhead ˈstart noun [countable]1. an advantage that helps you to be successful
give somebody/get/have a head start
Give your children a head start by sending them to nursery school.2. a start in a race in which you begin earlier or further ahead than someone else
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head start n. 1. A beginning before someone; lead or advantage at the beginning.
The other racers knew they couldn't catch Don if he got too big a head start. Joe has a head start. He began to study earlier than we did. 2. A good beginning.
Let's get a head start in painting the house by getting up early. The teacher gave the class a head start on the exercise by telling them the answers to the first two problems. Compare: RUNNING START.
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