kick-start
verb
kick-started; kick-starting; kick-starts
1
: to start (something, such as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter
kick start
noun
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But that all changed after a spot of home improvement kick-started a dramatic chain of events.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
To kick-start the project, his team created a group chat on Matrix, another open protocol for digital communication, and invited select people who expressed interest in joining.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, saw palmetto extract helps to kick-start hair growth.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
Cena’s cheap shot of Rhodes kick-started the Massachusetts native’s quest for a record-breaking 17th world title.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
To kick-start the project, his team created a group chat on Matrix, another open protocol for digital communication, and invited select people who expressed interest in joining.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, saw palmetto extract helps to kick-start hair growth.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
Cena’s cheap shot of Rhodes kick-started the Massachusetts native’s quest for a record-breaking 17th world title.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kick-start
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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