Jumpstart

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of jump-start. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of jump-start. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    start or re-start vigorously wordnet
  3. 3
    start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
jumpjump startjump-startjump-start

Example

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"President Obama’s middle-class tax cuts, first signed into law in December 2010, are providing tax relief for 160 million workers to help jumpstart the economy. For the typical family, that's $40 extra with each pay check."

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