jump-start
noun
Also the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
jump-starts
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pluralof jump-start.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof jump-start (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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William Karlsson is back and there’s hope Eichel and Theodore returning soon jump-starts power play.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Past studies in mice suggest this shift in brain fueling is what jump-starts the creation of BDNF.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
First is forewarning, which jump-starts the psychological immune system because it’s sleeping most of the time.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 13, 2023
The cartoonish face on a classicized statue jump-starts the statue with an incongruity that magnetizes passers-by.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
Practically everywhere he goes, he jump-starts music programs for children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2016
