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JUMP-START
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
jump-start; jumpstart
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jump-start" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Start or re-start vigorously
Example:
The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
Synonyms:
jump-start; jumpstart
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "jump-start" is one way to...):
begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
Synonyms:
jump; jump-start; jumpstart
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "jump-start" is one way to...):
start; start up (get going or set in motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
