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1. (n.) jump-start
the starting, by means of booster cables, of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery.
2. (v.t.) jump-start
to give a jump-start to:
to jump-start the car's engine.
3. jump-start
to enliven or revive:
to jump-start a sluggish economy.
Etymology: (1970–75)
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1. (verb) jumpstart, jump-start
starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
"my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor"
2. (verb) jumpstart, jump-start, jump
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
3. (verb) jumpstart, jump-start
start or re-start vigorously
"The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
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