jump-start

[ juhmp-stahrt ]

/ ˈdʒʌmpˌstɑrt /

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noun

Also jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.

verb (used with object)

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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Origin of jump-start

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby jump-start

jump seat, jump-shift, jump shooter, jump shot, jump spark, jump-start, jumpsuit, jump the gun, jump the track, jump through hoops, jump to a conclusion

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How to use jump-start in a sentence

And not just sick in the body but in your mind, because you start obsessing.
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Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.
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Kickstarter is one start-up platform that seems to have realized the danger.
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The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
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But maybe you have to start somewhere else — with Lamont Waltman Marvin, Monty, his father, the Chief, the old man.
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The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.
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Keep closely covered with a bell glass and, in a few weeks, more or less, the baby Ferns will start to put in an appearance.
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The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.
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We haven't even seen a review of the piece; the footlights go up with a jump, and now the curtain rises.
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And it did not take Squinty long to learn to jump the rope when there was no apple on the other side.
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British Dictionary definitions for jump-start

jump-start

verb

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

noun

the act of starting a car in this way

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