kick-start

verb

kick-started; kick-starting; kick-starts

transitive verb

1
: to start (something, such as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter
2
kick start noun

Examples of kick-start in a Sentence

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Boeing probably does need to bring much of its production back in-house, while Nike should probably kick-start its innovation engine. Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Eleven years after her prison time, Justin Bieber helped kick-start her reinvention. Ana Calderone, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 The chatbot became the fastest-growing app ever, capturing 100 million users in two months and kick-starting the AI gold rush in Silicon Valley. Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024 That's a 20-to-1 payout to kick-start your bankroll in the coming days. Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kick-start 

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of kick-start was in 1928

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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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