Synset
a sudden involuntary movement
<noun.act>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
jump
start
startle
sample sentences
"he awoke with a start"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
start
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
startle
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
jumpy
jump
semantic pointers
hypernym
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
hyponym
startle response, startle reaction
startle reflex, Moro reflex
wince, flinch