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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Scientists have found a full set of life-building molecules in a nearly pristine asteroid sample, and the discovery suggests that the necessary ingredients to kick-start the evolution of life on Earth may have come from a celestial-body delivery.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Joby Aviation has kick-started a nationwide tour of its flying taxi.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Despite giving up five runs in 3 ⅔ innings, the right-hander nearly got out of the fourth inning unscathed, if not for a two-out, bloop single by Boston Kellner that brought in two runners and kick-started the Aggies' scoring.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Hilton is donating $350,000 to kick-start the Back in Business Recovery Fund, with a goal to raise at least $1 million by the end of March.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Joby Aviation has kick-started a nationwide tour of its flying taxi.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Despite giving up five runs in 3 ⅔ innings, the right-hander nearly got out of the fourth inning unscathed, if not for a two-out, bloop single by Boston Kellner that brought in two runners and kick-started the Aggies' scoring.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Hilton is donating $350,000 to kick-start the Back in Business Recovery Fund, with a goal to raise at least $1 million by the end of March.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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