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jumpstart
noun
verb
Starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
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noun
Starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
“My battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor”
verb
Start or re-start vigorously
“The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process”
verb
Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
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My battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor
The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
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