jumpstart

Speech parts

1. jumpstart - Noun

2. jumpstart - Verb

Meaning

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car

start or re-start vigorously

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

jump-start jump cause lead move fire start drive build console egg trigger boost jumping comfort
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Antonyms

cripple daunt damage break block cloud
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Hypernyms

action start begin commence start-up lead off

Phrases with the word

jumpstart cable

Examples

Everyone thinks that a new place or a new identity will jumpstart a new life. Caroline Leavitt

It's fundamentally unfair to have so much of the tax relief go to so few. And it is a 10-year tax plan rather than one, as mine, focused on the next two years, which in my opinion is the critical time to jumpstart the economy. Bob Graham

Slapping a catchy acronym like the JOBS Act on a piece of legislation makes it more difficult for politicians to oppose it - and indeed that's what happened with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. Steven Rattner

my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor Source: Internet

The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process Source: Internet

A 30-day challenge is a short-term commitment that can help jumpstart your long-term goals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

jumpshot jumpsome jumpspace jumpstart cable jumpstarter jumpstation