jump-start
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word jump-start. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word jump-start, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say jump-start in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word jump-start you have here. The definition of the word jump-start will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofjump-start, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: jumpstart and jump start
English
Alternative forms
Verb
jump-start (third-person singular simple present jump-starts, present participle jump-starting, simple past and past participle jump-started)
- (transitive) To start a motor vehicle by passing an electrical current from a charged battery to the discharged ("dead" or "flat") battery of the vehicle being started, by using booster cables to temporarily connect the two batteries in parallel.
- Synonym: boost
- (transitive, figuratively) To reactivate or rejuvenate.
- Synonyms: boost, reactivate, kick start
- Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.
- 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 262:
- ‘That debt means we can’t access credit to jump-start the economy as needed.’
Translations
Noun
jump-start (plural jump-starts)
- The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
- I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?
- (sports) A false start
- Synonyms: jumped start, jumped-start, false start, flier, flyer
See also
Further reading
jump start on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
