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up·start
(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.
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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
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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]
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upstart
Past participle: upstarted
Gerund: upstarting
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| Noun | 1. |  upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable smart 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 classdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable social climber, climber - someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior junior - 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 upright gymnastic 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 positionpretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
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upstart
noun social climber, nobody, nouveau riche (French), parvenu, arriviste, non-person, status seeker an upstart who had come from nowhere
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Translations
kariéristapovýšenec
opkomling
újgazdag
uppskafningur
novus homo
išsišokėlis
iznirelis
povýšenec
sonradan görme
upstart
[ˈʌpstɑːt] (pej)A. ADJ
1. (= socially ambitious) → arribista, advenedizo
B. N
1. (= social climber) → arribista mf, advenedizo/a m/f
2. (= arrogant person) → presuntuoso/a m/f
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upstart
[ˈʌpˌstɑːt] n (pej) (in society) → parvenu m inv; (in organization, hierarchy) → ultimo/a arrivato/a che si dà arie d'importanzaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
upstart
(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.
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