Definitions for kick-start
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kick′-start`(v.t.)
or kick′start`
to start by means of a device (kick′ start`er) that operates by a downward kick on a pedal:
to kick-start a motorcycle.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Automotive
Category: Common Vocabulary, Automotive
Ref: jump-start (def. 3).
Origin of kick-start:
1910–15
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
kick-start(verb)ˈɪk
to do sth to help sth get started well
a huge party to kick-start the new year
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