jump-start
noun
Also the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
are jump-starting
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present progressiveof jump-start.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But strategic federal Department of Energy loans are in place, and they are jump-starting nascent industries in economically depressed regions, including Michigan and Indiana.
From Forbes ● Mar. 24, 2010
