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    kick-start
    /ˈkikˌstärt/

    verb

    • 1. start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal: "he kick-started the motor and zoomed up the hill"

    noun

    • 1. a device to start an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal, as in older motorcycles.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKICK-START | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make something start to happen or start to develop more quickly: Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy. Many young writers can thank the magazine for helping to kickstart their careers. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. kick-start. noun [ C ]

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › kick-startKick-start Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of KICK-START is to start (something, such as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter. How to use kick-start in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKICK-START definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryKICK-START | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to make something start to happen or start to develop more quickly: Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy. Many young writers can thank the magazine for helping to kickstart their careers. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. kick-start. noun [ C ]

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › kick-startKick-start - definition of kick-start by The Free Dictionary

    To start by using a kick starter: He kick-started the motorcycle and took off. 2. Informal To start or reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process): kick-start the economy with a large construction project. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › kick-startKICK-START Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Kick-start definition: to start by means of a kick starter. See examples of KICK-START used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishkick-start - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    kick-start something to do something to help a process or project start more quickly or begin making progress again. The government's attempt to kick-start the economy has failed. See kick-start in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordKICK-START - Find out everything about this English word |...

    To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again. 2. If you kick-start a motorcycle, you press the lever that starts it with your foot.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionkick-start - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    a quick start that you give to something by taking some action. See kick-start in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: kick-start. Definition of kick-start noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › kick-startkick-start | meaning of kick-start in Longman Dictionary of ...

    kick-start meaning, definition, what is kick-start: to do something to help a process or act...: Learn more.