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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In 1981, a strike started June 12 and lasted until an agreement on July 31, pushing the All-Star Game to Aug. 9, which kick-started the rest of the season.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
After Project Runway, Kameyama kick-started his eponymous brand, which espouses the ways of minimalism.
—Henry Chandonnet, People.com, 31 July 2025
That helped kick-start a great run, which abruptly ended in October after a bad reaction to earnings.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 30 July 2025
With the pair at the helm, the goal was to standardize the superhero universe and kick-start a new epoch for the studio.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
After Project Runway, Kameyama kick-started his eponymous brand, which espouses the ways of minimalism.
—Henry Chandonnet, People.com, 31 July 2025
That helped kick-start a great run, which abruptly ended in October after a bad reaction to earnings.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 30 July 2025
With the pair at the helm, the goal was to standardize the superhero universe and kick-start a new epoch for the studio.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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