Jump-start (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The stranded driver was forced to wait for a passerby to give his car a jump-start.
- His dead car battery needed a jump-start to get the engine running again.
- She got a jump-start from a Good Samaritan who happened to have jumper cables.
- After a jump-start from a tow truck, they were able to drive to the nearest service station.
- The AAA service gave the stranded motorist a jump-start to get her back on the road.