bump-startv.
/ˈbʌmpstɑːt/, U.S. /ˈbəmpˌstɑrt/ Originally British.
transitive. To start (a motor vehicle) by pushing or otherwise causing it to move, e.g. by rolling it down a hill, in order to make the engine turn. Also figurative. Cf. push-start vb. at push- comb. form 2.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a motor vehicle > start in specific manner
swing1927
push-start1957
bump-start1967
tow-start1976
1967 Daily Mirror 17 Nov. 5/2 We had to tow and bump-start some of the coaches.
1980 Dirt Bike Oct. 4/2 You park your bike on top of a hill, so you can bump-start it, instead of kickstarting.
1995 Observer 1 Jan. (Life section) 6/3 Last year a TV movie bump-started her acting career.
2012 D. Stanfield By George! xv. 94 The car wouldn't start! A few locals then bump-started it.
Derivatives
ˈbump-starting n.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > driving or operating a motor vehicle > method of starting
push start1938
bump start1968
bump-starting1972
1972 Bike Spring 26/3 In the extreme Welsh cold when bumpstarting was the only solution to the motor's grumpiness.
2011 Indian Patents News (Nexis) 21 May An automatic clutch..can be employed in manual start motorcycles to engage the clutch for bumpstarting purposes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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