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   Jump-start

   /ˈjəmpˌstärt/

   

   verb

   • 1. start (a car with a dead battery) with jumper cables or by a sudden release of the clutch while it is being pushed: "he jump-started his old Chrysler"
   • ▪ give an added impetus to (something that is proceeding slowly or is at a standstill): "she suggests ways to jump-start the sluggish educational system"

   noun

   • 1. an act of jump-starting a car: "a quick jump-start got the jeep running again"
   • ▪ an added impetus: "the stimulus package is intended to give the economy a jump-start"

   Scrabble Points: 20

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