jump-start
verb
jump-started; jump-starting; jump-starts
1
: to start (an engine or vehicle) by temporary connection to an external power source (such as another vehicle's battery)
2
a
: to start or restart (something) rapidly or forcefully
advertising can jump-start a political campaign
b
: to impart fresh or renewed energy to (something) : energize
a plan to jump-start the stagnant economy
jump start
noun
Examples of jump-start in a Sentence
an intentionally provocative comment that was supposed to jump-start the discussion
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Their liberation came as France and the rest of Europe are trying to jump-start talks with Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.
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arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent experiments suggest that those sprays of water may have helped jump-start chemical reactions that produced the building blocks of life.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
If the jump-start came from microlightning in water sprays, rather than full-sized lightning strikes over water, Zare and his colleagues say that could solve the problem and give life to a new version of the old hypothesis.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The city hopes the stadium and its district jump-starts stalled development on the south end of the property, Swartz said.
—Kyle Newman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent experiments suggest that those sprays of water may have helped jump-start chemical reactions that produced the building blocks of life.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
If the jump-start came from microlightning in water sprays, rather than full-sized lightning strikes over water, Zare and his colleagues say that could solve the problem and give life to a new version of the old hypothesis.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The city hopes the stadium and its district jump-starts stalled development on the south end of the property, Swartz said.
—Kyle Newman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jump-start
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“Jump-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump-start. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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