nnoun.actstarting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another carSynset:jumpstart
Examples:- my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor
Hypernyms:action
Inherited Hypernyms:jumpstartactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionstart (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's batterySynset:jump jumpstart
Hypernyms:start start up
Inherited Hypernyms:jumpstartstart
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | These cars won't --- (apply to: jump, jumpstart)
vverb.changestart or re-start vigorouslySynset:jumpstart
Examples:- The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
Hypernyms:begin commence lead off start
Inherited Hypernyms:jumpstartbegin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something