Up*start" (?), v. i.
To start or spring up suddenly.
Spenser. Tennyson.
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Up"start` (?), n.
1.
One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu.
Bacon.
2. Bot.
The meadow saffron.
Dr. Prior.
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Up"start`, a.
Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence.
"A race of
upstart creatures."
Milton.
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