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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Learn how to kick-start and manage your organization’s DevSecOps journey by registering to attend Forrester Security & Risk Summit.
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Forrester, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Iran’s support for Palestinian resistance could help kick-start such cooperation.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
Data shows people who donate on Giving Tuesday continue to do so at higher rates, likely because the annual day's inundation of donation requests kick-starts a complex selection process in the mind of the giver, Miller said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher on Monday as the region kick-started a data-heavy week, with investors focused on economic readings from several countries, including Japan, South Korea and China.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2024
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Forrester, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Iran’s support for Palestinian resistance could help kick-start such cooperation.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
Data shows people who donate on Giving Tuesday continue to do so at higher rates, likely because the annual day's inundation of donation requests kick-starts a complex selection process in the mind of the giver, Miller said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher on Monday as the region kick-started a data-heavy week, with investors focused on economic readings from several countries, including Japan, South Korea and China.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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