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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The Rotarians already have secured a grant for around $12,000 to kick-start the fundraising.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation/Getty Images Entertainment Gaga kick-started her worldwide sellout Mayhem Ball tour in Las Vegas on July 16, treating fans to a theatrical spectacle with a cinematic storyline about good versus evil.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The macrophage eats the virus, creating antigens that kick-start T-cells, which then activate B-cells to help white blood cells attack the cold virus.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 July 2025
In March, Kasper had reportedly kick-started the probe into leaks of classified and sensitive information.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 21 July 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation/Getty Images Entertainment Gaga kick-started her worldwide sellout Mayhem Ball tour in Las Vegas on July 16, treating fans to a theatrical spectacle with a cinematic storyline about good versus evil.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The macrophage eats the virus, creating antigens that kick-start T-cells, which then activate B-cells to help white blood cells attack the cold virus.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 July 2025
In March, Kasper had reportedly kick-started the probe into leaks of classified and sensitive information.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 21 July 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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