jump-start
noun
Also the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
jump-started
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past participleof jump-start.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jump-start.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jump-startnounAlso the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
Example Sentences
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In July, Netflix announced a new video podcast with Meredith Hayden, a former private chef who jump-started a genre of Hamptons seasonal workers on TikTok with her Wishbone Kitchen account in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In happier news, rising case counts have jump-started research into drugs that could treat people who do get sick, including antibody and antiviral therapies.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Travel back in time to the moment when Robert Downey Jr. jump-started the Marvel Cinematic Universe and remind yourself why.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
But a stronger effort among policymakers to steady the economy, followed by innovation wins like DeepSeek, jump-started a powerful rebound last fall.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Without knowing it or meaning to, I had jump-started his search for a life outside Idaho by telling him he could probably find a job anywhere.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
