restart

Formsrestarts, restarting, restarted

Pluralrestarts

1. 1
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To begin something again after it has stopped.

   Like pressing play again after you stop a movie partway through.

   Please restart the game from the very beginning.

   The teacher restarted the lesson after the lunch break.

   Similarrecommence, rebegin, reinitiate

   Oppositestop, suspend

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A fresh beginning of something that had stopped.

   Like starting a board game over from square one.

   The match needed a restart once the rain stopped.

   Give the project a clean restart next week.

   Similarrelaunch, recommencement, revamp

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To turn a computer or phone off and on again so it works fresh.

   Like turning a TV off and on again to fix it.

   Restart the laptop and the problem usually goes away.

   She had to restart her phone to install the update.

   Similarreboot

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