Jumpstart (Verb)
Meaning 1
Start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The government's tax incentives are designed to jumpstart the local economy after years of decline.
- The company plans to jumpstart its advertising campaign with a new social media strategy.
- Exercise can help jumpstart your metabolism and burn off excess calories.
- The team needs a win to jumpstart their chances in the postseason tournament.
- Researchers are using grant funding to jumpstart their pioneering studies in renewable energy.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Jumpstart the car by attaching the cables to the positive and negative terminals of the dead battery and the donor car's battery in the correct order.
- You can jumpstart your friend's car using the jumper cables from your vehicle.
- She had to call a tow truck to jumpstart her car because the battery was dead.
- The driver was able to jumpstart the stranded car and get it back on the road.
- If you want to try to jumpstart the car, be careful not to touch the cables to any other metal parts on the vehicle.