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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Walker helped kick-start the late Dulaney run with a hard drive to the basket and layup over 6-foot-7 Overlea center Zyin Lingham.
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James Peters, Baltimore Sun, 25 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
The one that did not — the 112-103 triumph over Orlando that kick-started it — came by nine.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
Rafaela credits Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada with kick-starting her interest in journalism.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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James Peters, Baltimore Sun, 25 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
The one that did not — the 112-103 triumph over Orlando that kick-started it — came by nine.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
Rafaela credits Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada with kick-starting her interest in journalism.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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