jumpstart

Other forms: jumpstarting; jumpstarted

Definitions of jumpstart

1. verb

   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
2. verb

   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
3. noun

   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)