jump-start
verb /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːt/
/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrt/
(North American English also jump)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jump-start | /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːt/ /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrt/ |
| he / she / it jump-starts | /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːts/ /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrts/ |
| past simple jump-started | /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪd/ /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪd/ |
| past participle jump-started | /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪd/ /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form jump-starting | /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪŋ/ |
- jump-start something to start the engine of a car by connecting the battery to the battery of another car with jump leadsTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
- jump-start something to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making it start more quickly