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
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To kick-start spring cleaning, check out storage options like a classy wood bench that conceals extra pillows, gardening equipment, and sports equipment, and a no-nonsense deck box with a lock to keep contents secure.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
This draft will be hugely important to kick-start Miami’s reboot/rebuild, at least in part because free agency, starting next week, , does not figure to see the Fins as major players.
—Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Fresh off performing at the Super Bowl and kick-starting her latest arena tour — including a stop in Minneapolis last week that raised $600,000 for families affected by ICE operations in Minnesota — the high-profile honors keep coming for Brandi Carlile.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2026
Finally, Nvidia's earnings on Wednesday could be the catalyst to get this rotation back toward growth kick-started.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
This draft will be hugely important to kick-start Miami’s reboot/rebuild, at least in part because free agency, starting next week, , does not figure to see the Fins as major players.
—Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Fresh off performing at the Super Bowl and kick-starting her latest arena tour — including a stop in Minneapolis last week that raised $600,000 for families affected by ICE operations in Minnesota — the high-profile honors keep coming for Brandi Carlile.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2026
Finally, Nvidia's earnings on Wednesday could be the catalyst to get this rotation back toward growth kick-started.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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