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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Over time, zoologists kept finding examples of baby caecilians feeding on the mucus and skin of their mothers—a strategy quite different from the lay ’em and leave ’em behavior many frogs employ to kick-start the next generation.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
In 2017, Tesla sent a letter to India’s government to kick-start talks on operating in the country.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Ahead, find some of the best clothing care tips to kick-start spring.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Or maybe the extra energy afforded by mitochondria helped eukaryotes kick-start the process.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
In 2019, Microsoft executives at the highest level had an anxious email exchange about AI that would ultimately kick-start its AI investment.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 May 2024
The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
—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
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
In 2017, Tesla sent a letter to India’s government to kick-start talks on operating in the country.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Ahead, find some of the best clothing care tips to kick-start spring.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Or maybe the extra energy afforded by mitochondria helped eukaryotes kick-start the process.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
In 2019, Microsoft executives at the highest level had an anxious email exchange about AI that would ultimately kick-start its AI investment.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 May 2024
The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
—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
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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