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jump-start

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
Informal to start or start up, energize, revive, etc.: a plan to jump-start the economy

the act of jump-starting an engine
Informal a quick start, recovery, etc.

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jump-start

transitive verb

jump-start·ed, jump-start·ing, jump-starts

To start (the engine of a motor vehicle) by using a jumper cable connected to the battery of another vehicle or by engaging the drivetrain while the vehicle is rolling downhill or being pushed.
Informal To start or reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process): “struggled to jump-start his once front-running … presidential campaign” ( Susan Feeney )

noun

The act, process, or an instance of starting a motor vehicle by using a booster cable or suddenly releasing the clutch while the vehicle is being pushed.
Informal The act or an instance of starting or setting in motion a stalled or sluggish system or process.

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Noun

(plural jumpstarts)

Alternative form of jump-start.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present jumpstarts, present participle jumpstarting, simple past and past participle jumpstarted)

Alternative form of jump-start.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present jump-starts, present participle jump-starting, simple past and past participle jump-started)

To start a motor vehicle by passing an electrical current from a charged battery to the discharged battery of the vehicle being started, by means of a booster cable connecting the two batteries.
(figuratively) To reactivate or rejuvenate.
Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

Noun

(plural jump-starts)

The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?

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