Sekirov Dictionary

jump-start

noun2

  1. The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
  2. A false start.

verb2

  1. To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").
  2. (figurative) To reactivate or rejuvenate.
forms

jump-started · jump-starting · jump-starts · jump starts

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