jump-start
verb
jump-started; jump-starting; jump-starts
1
: to start (an engine or vehicle) by temporary connection to an external power source (such as another vehicle's battery)
2
a
: to start or restart (something) rapidly or forcefully
advertising can jump-start a political campaign
b
: to impart fresh or renewed energy to (something) : energize
a plan to jump-start the stagnant economy
jump start
noun
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Examples of jump-start in a Sentence
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After World War II, the United States had hustled Nazi scientists out of Europe to jump-start our space program.
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
The push for an ethics code was jump-started by a series of stories by the investigative news site ProPublica detailing the relationship between Crow and Thomas.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
The push for an ethics code was jump-started by a series of stories by the investigative news site ProPublica detailing the relationship between Mr. Crow and Mr. Thomas.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
Kinney has played Severide since Chicago Fire premiered in 2012 and jump-started the network's popular One Chicago franchise, which includes spinoffs Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
Unilever has been trying to jump-start growth in the U.S. under the leadership there of Esi Eggleston Bracey, who is now becoming the company’s chief growth and marketing officer.
—Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
Only 14 new permits have been issued through mid-September, more than a year after the city was required to jump-start the frozen application process, according to a city progress report reviewed by The New York Times.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
While the roughly $1 billion grants will help jump-start the hubs, their ultimate success could hinge on another subsidy the Biden administration is struggling to finalize.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
Second, more employers should adopt auto-enrollment policies for their retirement savings plan to jump-start their employees’ retirement savings and make sure workers are participating in this essential benefit.
—TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
The push for an ethics code was jump-started by a series of stories by the investigative news site ProPublica detailing the relationship between Crow and Thomas.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
The push for an ethics code was jump-started by a series of stories by the investigative news site ProPublica detailing the relationship between Mr. Crow and Mr. Thomas.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
Kinney has played Severide since Chicago Fire premiered in 2012 and jump-started the network's popular One Chicago franchise, which includes spinoffs Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
Unilever has been trying to jump-start growth in the U.S. under the leadership there of Esi Eggleston Bracey, who is now becoming the company’s chief growth and marketing officer.
—Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
Only 14 new permits have been issued through mid-September, more than a year after the city was required to jump-start the frozen application process, according to a city progress report reviewed by The New York Times.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
While the roughly $1 billion grants will help jump-start the hubs, their ultimate success could hinge on another subsidy the Biden administration is struggling to finalize.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
Second, more employers should adopt auto-enrollment policies for their retirement savings plan to jump-start their employees’ retirement savings and make sure workers are participating in this essential benefit.
—TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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