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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car;
- Example: "my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor"
[syn: jumpstart, jump-start]


VERB (2)

1. start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery;
[syn: jumpstart, jump-start, jump]

2. start or re-start vigorously;
- Example: "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
[syn: jumpstart, jump-start]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

jumpstart \jump"start`\, Jump-start \Jump"-start`\, 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. [PJC] 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] [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jump-start \Jump"-start`\, n. The action or event of jump-starting. For motor vehicles, the jump-starting of an engine is also called a jump. [PJC] Jump suit
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jump-start n 1: starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car; "my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor" [syn: jumpstart, jump-start] v 1: start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery [syn: jumpstart, jump-start, jump] 2: start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" [syn: jumpstart, jump-start]