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jump start — jump starts, jump starting, jump started 1) VERB To jump start a vehicle which has a flat battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jump leads. [V n] He was huddled… … English dictionary
Jump start — may refer to:*Jump start (vehicle) * Jump Start (comic) * JumpStart , educational software series *Jumpstart for Young Children, a national non profit organization for preschool children *Jump Start Records, independent record label *Jumpstart… … Wikipedia
jump-start — verb transitive 1. ) to start a car by connecting its engine to another car s engine with JUMPER CABLES: JUMP 2. ) to make something work successfully after a period of failure: attempts to jump start the economy a ) to start something in a very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jump-start — Ⅰ. jump start UK US /ˈdʒʌmpstɑːt/ US / stɑːrt/ verb [T] ► to improve something such as an industry or economy more quickly by giving it extra help: »The new model is part of the company s effort to jump start its American sales, which declined… … Financial and business terms
jump-start — v [T] 1.) also jump AmE to start a car whose ↑battery has lost power by connecting it to the battery of another car 2.) to help a process or activity to start or become more successful ▪ Congress hopes the tax cut will jump start the economy.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
jump-start — /jump stahrt /, n. 1. Also, jump. Auto. the starting of an internal combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables. v.t. 2. to give a jump start to: to jump start an engine. 3. to enliven or revive: to jump… … Universalium
jump-start — jump′ start n. 1) aum the starting, by means of booster cables, of an internal combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery 2) aum to give a jump start to: to jump start the car s engine[/ex] 3) to enliven or revive: to jump start a… … From formal English to slang
Jump-start — n. The action or event of jump starting. For motor vehicles, the jump starting of an engine is also called a {jump}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jump-start — ► VERB ▪ start (a car with a flat battery) with jump leads or by a sudden release of the clutch while it is being pushed. ► NOUN ▪ an act of jump starting a car … English terms dictionary
jump-start — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms jump start : present tense I/you/we/they jump start he/she/it jump starts present participle jump starting past tense jump started past participle jump started 1) a) to make something work successfully after a … English dictionary
