Definitions for jump-start

Definitions for (noun) jump-start

Main entry: 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


Definitions for (verb) jump-start

Main entry: jump-start, jumpstart

Definition: start or re-start vigorously

Usage: The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process


Main entry: jump, jump-start, jumpstart

Definition: start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery


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