English noun: jump-start | |||
1. | jump-start (act) starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car | ||
Samples | My battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor. | ||
Synonyms | jumpstart | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action | ||
English verb: jump-start | |||
1. | jump-start (motion) start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery | ||
Synonyms | jump, jumpstart | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | start, start up | ||
2. | jump-start (change) start or re-start vigorously | ||
Samples | The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process. | ||
Synonyms | jumpstart | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, lead off, start | ||