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
Examples of kick-start in a Sentence
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The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
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Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
For much of the 2000s, Betts tried kick-starting his own career and music, although he was overshadowed again by the Allman Brothers Band, who continued without him (with guitarist Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks).
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Advertisement On Friday, Chicano Batman will take its vast musical samplings on tour, kick-starting a run of 32 U.S. cities in Las Vegas and ending with a homecoming show on June 29 at the historic Kia Forum in Inglewood.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Last November, an old friend of her mom’s reached out, saying a dive school was looking for someone with a disability to help kick-start its adaptive diving program.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
More:Once stuck in places like Myanmar and Laos, refugee children kick-start education at MPS' Newcomer Center
Celebrating students' own cultures
Late in the morning, students folded down their poster boards and took seats to watch dance, choir and drumming performances, as well as a fashion show.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The total solar eclipse in Aries that occurred on April 8th has begun to bring out the high-flier in you, kick-starting new initiatives and raising your ambitions.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Later in the evening, Vera Wang, Elsesser, and FSF Board President John Tighe invited Meyer to the stage to accept the accolade, which will also come with a $25,000 prize to help kick-start her career.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
However, an administration official said the meeting wasn’t supposed to be a presentation of Israel’s detailed plans, but rather a way to kick-start a series of discussions about how Israel might proceed in the war against Hamas.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
For much of the 2000s, Betts tried kick-starting his own career and music, although he was overshadowed again by the Allman Brothers Band, who continued without him (with guitarist Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks).
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Advertisement On Friday, Chicano Batman will take its vast musical samplings on tour, kick-starting a run of 32 U.S. cities in Las Vegas and ending with a homecoming show on June 29 at the historic Kia Forum in Inglewood.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Last November, an old friend of her mom’s reached out, saying a dive school was looking for someone with a disability to help kick-start its adaptive diving program.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
More:Once stuck in places like Myanmar and Laos, refugee children kick-start education at MPS' Newcomer Center
Celebrating students' own cultures
Late in the morning, students folded down their poster boards and took seats to watch dance, choir and drumming performances, as well as a fashion show.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The total solar eclipse in Aries that occurred on April 8th has begun to bring out the high-flier in you, kick-starting new initiatives and raising your ambitions.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Later in the evening, Vera Wang, Elsesser, and FSF Board President John Tighe invited Meyer to the stage to accept the accolade, which will also come with a $25,000 prize to help kick-start her career.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
However, an administration official said the meeting wasn’t supposed to be a presentation of Israel’s detailed plans, but rather a way to kick-start a series of discussions about how Israel might proceed in the war against Hamas.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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