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jump-start Definition

☆ jump·-start (jump′stärt′)

transitive verb

  1. to start (the engine of a motor vehicle) by using jumper cables, or by pushing the vehicle and then suddenly releasing the clutch when the vehicle has begun to roll
  2. Informal to start or start up, energize, revive, etc. a plan to jump-start the economy

noun

  1. the act of starting in such a way
  2. Informal a quick start, recovery, etc.

jump-start Usage Examples

Object

  • change: Companies writing property jump-starts tire changes have plenty of deliver data across.
  • car: I have had cheaper sets not jump-start a dead car.
  • process: They were offered a selection of words to help jump-start the creative process.
  • project: Sometimes an outside opinion, expressed by an expert is enough to jump-start a project.
  • career: The Internet has been recognized as crucial to jump-starting music careers for artists such as Sandi Thom and the Arctic Monkeys.
  • business: Officials hope that coming right before the festive season, the move will jump-start businesses.

Converse of object

  • get: Java enterprise technologies Microsoft got a jump-start with integrating Web services into the.NET framework.
  • offer: Geoff said " From a homeless person's point of view, the project offers a fantastic jump-start to getting off the street.
  • need: New woodlands tend to have inherently low biodiversity and need the jump-start that bluebells and other woodland wildflowers provide.

Adjective modifier

fantastic: Geoff said " From a homeless person's point of view, the project offers a fantastic jump-start to getting off the street.

Modifies a noun

  • penalty: An excellent seventh position despite a jump-start penalty in race one has been his best result of the season to date.
  • service: Additional Services at Pink Elephant Parking Courtesy jump-start service.

Noun used with modifier

facility: The stuarts could they wanted to facility jump-starts for some services charge.