jump-start Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
jumpstart.
- my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor
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verb start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
jump; jumpstart.
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verb start or re-start vigorously
jumpstart.
- The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
