English verb: jumpstart |
1. | jumpstart (motion) start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery |
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| Examples | These cars won't jumpstart |
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| Synonyms | jump, jump-start |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | start, start up |
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2. | jumpstart (change) start or re-start vigorously |
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| Samples | The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process.
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| Synonyms | jump-start |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, lead off, start |
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