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jumpstart

DEFINITIONS OF: jumpstart

1

v start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

Synonyms:
jump, jump-start
Type of:
start, start up
get going or set in motion

v start or re-start vigorously

“The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process”
Synonyms:
jump-start
Type of:
begin, commence, lead off, start
set in motion, cause to start

n starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car

“my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor”
Synonyms:
jump-start
Type of:
action
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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