jumpstart

Nouns

  • (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
    jump-start,

Verbs

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

Synonyms

jump-start jump

Words of close approximity