jump-start
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Verb
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car''s battery
Verb
start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"