jumpstart
noun
1 jumpstart
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.
synonym: jump-start.
verb
1 jumpstart
Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.
synonyms: jump, jump-start.
2 jumpstart
Start or re-start vigorously:
— The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process.
synonym: jump-start.
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