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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Equally, a lack of regulation can sometimes kick-start new companies or innovations.
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Simon Dae Oong Kim, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Tides turned in February 2020, when the agency received the federal government’s permission to use some unspent grant money to kick-start the project.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Forgoing alcohol entirely for a month has become a popular way to kick-start better habits.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Simon Dae Oong Kim, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Tides turned in February 2020, when the agency received the federal government’s permission to use some unspent grant money to kick-start the project.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Forgoing alcohol entirely for a month has become a popular way to kick-start better habits.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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