push-start
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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They found one in Amy Williams, a track athlete, who joined after watching athletes perform on the push-start track got the better of her.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022
When a group of fans in Norwich watched him push-start the broken-down pickup he shared with a teammate, he shook it off as paying his dues.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2016
"Businesses are collapsing, and the economy will need a real big push-start to get going again," said an accountant winding down tube-making firm BMA Fasteners and Tube and Pipe in Harare.
From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2013
On Tuesday, soldiers in khaki fatigues had to push-start Kaidi's battered car.
From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2012
Slipping into the driver's seat, depressing the brake pedal, and pressing the push-start button unleashes that Aston Martin sound and fury.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 17, 2006
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