Jump-start

Quick meaning: Jump-start is a noun meaning The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.

Meaning

The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.

More Meanings

1. (sports) A false start.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To reactivate or rejuvenate.
3. (transitive) To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").

Example Sentences

I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?

‘That debt means we can’t access credit to jump-start the economy as needed.’

Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

Word Forms

• jump-starts
• jumpstart
• jump-starting
• jump-started

Synonyms for jump-start

Depending on context, synonyms include jumped-start, flier, flyer, boost, reactivate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include launching, jumpstart, launch, galvanize, bolster, boost.

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