Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb 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.
  • transitive verb Figurative 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.

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  • noun Alternative form of jump-start.
  • verb Alternative form of jump-start.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
  • verb start or re-start vigorously
  • noun starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car

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Examples

  • According to the website Recovery. gov, the ARRA is intended "to provide a short-term jumpstart to the economy, with many projects funded by the $787 billion in recovery money, especially infrastructure improvements, expected to benefit the economy for many years."

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  • According to the website Recovery. gov, the ARRA is intended "to provide a short-term jumpstart to the economy, with many projects funded by the $787 billion in recovery money, especially infrastructure improvements, expected to benefit the economy for many years."

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • According to the website Recovery. gov, the ARRA is intended "to provide a short-term jumpstart to the economy, with many projects funded by the $787 billion in recovery money, especially infrastructure improvements, expected to benefit the economy for many years."

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2009

  • According to the website Recovery. gov, the ARRA is intended "to provide a short-term jumpstart to the economy, with many projects funded by the $787 billion in recovery money, especially infrastructure improvements, expected to benefit the economy for many years."

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2009

  • "to provide a short-term jumpstart to the economy, with many projects funded by the $787 billion in recovery money, especially infrastructure improvements, expected to benefit the economy for many years."

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • "to provide a short-term jumpstart to the economy, with many projects funded by the $787 billion in recovery money, especially infrastructure improvements, expected to benefit the economy for many years."

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • After an initial jumpstart from the motors, the cylinder’s motion caused the ship to advance, PM reported.

    Wind-Powered Rotor Ships Were Maritime Breakthrough of the 20s « Isegoria 2007

  • "The best way to restore the confidence of both consumers and investors is to provide a short-term jumpstart to our economy, and then to provide a New Direction for the long-term that grows our economy with the power of renewable energy and American innovation, while ensuring fiscal discipline.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • "jumpstart" - desperately-needed housing in downtown.

    OlyBlog - 'We Are the Media' 2008

  • You need a roll longer than two or three games in row to kind of jumpstart you in the standings.

    USATODAY.com 2007

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