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push-start

British  

verb

  1. to start (a motor vehicle) by pushing it while it is in gear, thus turning the engine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or process of starting a vehicle in this way

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They found one in Amy Williams, a track athlete, who joined after watching athletes perform on the push-start track got the better of her.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2022

When a group of fans in Norwich watched him push-start the broken-down pickup he shared with a teammate, he shook it off as paying his dues.

From Washington Post Aug. 26, 2016

"Businesses are collapsing, and the economy will need a real big push-start to get going again," said an accountant winding down tube-making firm BMA Fasteners and Tube and Pipe in Harare.

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2013

On Tuesday, soldiers in khaki fatigues had to push-start Kaidi's battered car.

From The Guardian Jul. 25, 2012

Slipping into the driver's seat, depressing the brake pedal, and pressing the push-start button unleashes that Aston Martin sound and fury.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 17, 2006

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