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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Abscisic acid kick-starts a cascade of biochemical reactions that repress cell division and growth, while gibberellin has the opposite effect.
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Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Starmer’s popularity has plunged as his government struggles to kick-start a sluggish economy.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
That was until an errant pass from Auston Matthews, of all people, kick-started a Sens breakout — a two-on-one featuring Gaudette and Cozens speeding up the ice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The show follows the daily lives of residents on Ramsay Street and is widely known for kick-starting the careers of actors like Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Margot Robbie.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Starmer’s popularity has plunged as his government struggles to kick-start a sluggish economy.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
That was until an errant pass from Auston Matthews, of all people, kick-started a Sens breakout — a two-on-one featuring Gaudette and Cozens speeding up the ice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The show follows the daily lives of residents on Ramsay Street and is widely known for kick-starting the careers of actors like Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Margot Robbie.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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