jump-start
Also jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
to give a jump-start to: to jump-start an engine.
to enliven or revive: to jump-start a sluggish economy.
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How to use jump-start in a sentence
Within his own administration, Obama had to jump-start a policy that had effectively ground to a halt in 2011.
Congress Cooperates, Obama Pushes Hard, and Closing Gitmo Has a Chance | Daniel Klaidman | December 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Obama has to test himself as well and put some smart compromises on the table to jump-start serious negotiations.
I have used this compulsiveness to jump start myself in foreign languages.
They are currently looking for private investors to help jump start the company into the 21st Century.
That's not a huge problem--indeed, congrats on getting a jump start on your retirement saving.
I'd totaled about three hours of sleep, and even three cups of the Turk's caffeine mud failed to jump-start my brain.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowSo I want to work with you to give our economy an important jump start by making tax relief retroactive.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. BushSo I want to work with you to give our economy an important jump-start by making tax relief retroactive.
British Dictionary definitions for jump-start
to start the engine of (a car) by connecting it to another engine with jump leads or (of a car) to start in this way
the act of starting a car in this way
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