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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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