jump-start

verb 2noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

able, economic, political, sluggish, trying

VERB + JUMP-START

access, attempted, credit, give, help, need, needs, tried

JUMP-START + NOUN

car, career, economy, recovery, truck

PREP.

with

Definitions

verb

To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").

To reactivate or rejuvenate.

Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

‘That debt means we can’t access credit to jump-start the economy as needed.’

noun

The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.

I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?

A false start.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by mea

jumpstart

verb — start or re-start vigorously

jumpstart

verb — start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it

jumpstart
jump

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

Wiktionary

‘That debt means we can’t access credit to jump-start the economy as needed.’

Wiktionary

I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?

Wiktionary

The economy is in dire need of a jump-start.

Tatoeba · #237995

The president wants to jump-start the sluggish economy by lowering taxes.

Tatoeba · #715788

Luckily, my neighbour was able to jump-start my car.

Tatoeba · #1438122

Usage Notes

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In some senses, jump-start is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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