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Jump-start   Listen
verb
Jump-start, jumpstart  v. t.  
1.
To start (the engine of a motor vehicle) using a temporary connection to supply electrical power from another vehicle or another source of current; an emergency procedure used when a vehicle's own battery has insufficient power to start the vehicle normally. Note: Cables used to transmit electrical current from one vehicle to another for the purpose of jump-starting are called jumper cables.
2.
To provide a speedy start to (an activity) using the assistance of some external impetus; to re-energize (an activity proceeding sluggishly); accomplished by application of a stimulus not normally used in the activity. (Figurative)






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