Synonyms: jump-start, jumpstart
Definition: starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
Usage: my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor
Similar words: action
Definition: something done (usually as opposed to something said)
Usage: there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
Synonyms: jump-start, jumpstart
Definition: start or re-start vigorously
Usage: The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
Similar words: commence, start, lead off, begin
Definition: set in motion, cause to start
Usage: The U.S. started a war in the Middle East; The Iraqis began hostilities; begin a new chapter in your life
Synonyms: jump, jump-start, jumpstart
Definition: start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
Similar words: start, start up
Definition: get going or set in motion
Usage: We simply could not start the engine; start up the computer