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kick-starternoun1A device to start an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal, as in older motorcycles: the redesigned kick-starter is easier to use...- He had added an electric starter as an alternative to the kick-starter.
- It was joy unlimited as the kick-starter curved through its arc for the second time and the engine roared into life.
- It still retains the kick-starter, but also has an electric start for when you don't feel energetic.
1.1Something that provides an impetus to start or resume a process: traders labelled the project a kick-starter for Port Adelaide’s rejuvenation...- This act is the likely kick-starter, at least in the House of Representatives.
- Its economy as a global kick-starter is derided.
- An obscure cult flick from 1980 may deserve the kudos (or the blame) as the kick-starter for this subgenre.
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