What is the meaning of jump-start?

noun

  • Starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car.
    • usage: "my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor"

verb

  • Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.
  • Start or re-start vigorously.
    • usage: "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
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