Related Clues:

• Blooms, e.g.
• Starts to receive patrons
• Pitches the first inning
• Unwraps
• Gets under way
• Is first-string
• Bids one club, say
• Turns on, as a car
• Taps, in a way
• Is ready for business
• Sudden movements
• Gets the ball rolling
• Invites the public
• Plays before the main act
• Debuts