- kick-start
- transitive verb Date: 1928 1. to start (as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter 2. jump-start 2 • kick start noun
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kick-start — ˈkick start verb [transitive] to do something to make a process or activity develop more quickly: • August s cut in interest rates helped kick start the housing market. kick start noun [singular] : • a new initiative which will provide a kick… … Financial and business terms
kick-start — kick starts, kick starting, kick started also kickstart 1) VERB 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. [V n] The President has chosen to kick start the … English dictionary
kick-start — kick start1 v [T] 1.) to do something to help a process or activity start or develop more quickly ▪ He urged further interest rate cuts in a bid to kick start the economy. 2.) to start a ↑motorcycle using your foot kick start 2 kick start2 n 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
kick-start — kick′ start or kick′start v. t. 1) cvb aum to start by means of a device(kick′ start er)that operates by a downward kick on a pedal: to kick start a motorcycle[/ex] 2) cvb aum jump start • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
kick-start — kick ,start verb transitive 1. ) to start a MOTORCYCLE by pressing your foot down on a PEDAL 2. ) to make something start again after it has stopped or slowed down: The administration hopes to kick start the economy by dropping interest rates. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kick-start — ► VERB 1) start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal. 2) provide an impetus to start or restart (a process). ► NOUN 1) an act of kick starting. 2) a device to kick start an engine … English terms dictionary
kick-start — [kik′stärt΄] vt. 1. to start (a motor, motorcycle, etc.) by means of a lever attached to a pedal that one pushes sharply downward with the foot 2. Informal to start, energize, revive, etc … English World dictionary
Kick Start — est une association à but non lucratif américaine créée le 16 août 1990 par Chuck Norris. Originellement nommée Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation, cette association vise à aider éduquer les jeunes à travers les arts martiaux. l association… … Wikipédia en Français
kick-start — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms kick start : present tense I/you/we/they kick start he/she/it kick starts present participle kick starting past tense kick started past participle kick started 1) to start a motorcycle by pressing your foot… … English dictionary
Kick start — For other uses, see Kickstart. Kick start refers to a method of starting an internal combustion engine (usually that of a motorcycle) by pushing a ratcheting lever with one s foot. Kick start mechanisms were almost universally a part of… … Wikipedia
kick start — 1. noun a) The metal bar on motorcycle that is used to start its engine. The motorcycle requires a kick start. b) The act of starting a motorcycle by quickly depressing the kick start with ones foot. As a kick start for the group, lets write up… … Wiktionary
