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