jumpstart

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I - noun

starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
- my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor
• Syn:
jump-start
• Hypernyms:
action

II - verb

1. start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
• Syn:
jump-start, jump
• Hypernyms:
start, start up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- These cars won't jumpstart
2. start or re-start vigorously
- The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
• Syn:
jump-start
• Hypernyms:
begin, lead off, start, commence
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something