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jumpstart

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery [syn: jump-start , jump ] start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" [syn: jump-start ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
'''Jumpstart '''is a Los Angeles-based non-profit that helps support, develop and enhance the effectiveness of projects and organizations initiating from within the Jewish Community.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also jump-start , to start a car using battery booster cables, by 1970, from jumper "wire used to cut out part of a circuit or close a gap" (1901 in telegraphy); see jump + start . Related: Jumpstarted ; jumpstarting . Figurative use by 1975.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
jumpstart \jump"start`\, Jump-start \Jump"-start`\, v. t. 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 ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of jump-start English) vb. (alternative form of jump-start English)