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
Examples of jump-start in a Sentence
an intentionally provocative comment that was supposed to jump-start the discussion
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Isaacman told dozens of international partners and space industry figures there that NASA was ready to jump-start its slow-going exploration of the moon and Mars.
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Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Since ending 14 years of Conservative rule roiled by austerity and the COVID-19 pandemic, Labour has struggled to ease the cost of living and jump-start a sluggish economy against the tough economic backdrop of war in Ukraine and, more recently, Iran.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
The money is sorely needed to help jump-start Hungary’s struggling economy, which has stagnated for the last four years.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
The money is sorely needed to help jump-start Hungary's struggling economy, which has stagnated for the past four years.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
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Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Since ending 14 years of Conservative rule roiled by austerity and the COVID-19 pandemic, Labour has struggled to ease the cost of living and jump-start a sluggish economy against the tough economic backdrop of war in Ukraine and, more recently, Iran.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
The money is sorely needed to help jump-start Hungary’s struggling economy, which has stagnated for the last four years.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
The money is sorely needed to help jump-start Hungary's struggling economy, which has stagnated for the past four years.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
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“Jump-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump-start. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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