jump-start
Nouns
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(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
Verbs
- (v) start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery jumpstart, jump,
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(v) start or re-start vigorously
- The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process