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jumpstart

jumpstart

3 4.7
A way to get a car going when its battery is dead using cables and another car
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌmpˌstɑrt/
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  • Cummins truly gave the project a jumpstart, and even connected the book to its eventual agent, Jenny Bent.

Examples

  • The purpose of this book is to give the reader a jumpstart to the all-new Windows, and undoubtedly it does deliver.

    Blog text (10)

  • Recently, after a public push by small businesses and investors, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which provides a crowdfunding exemption to federal securities law.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Thanks for the jumpstart, Mama!

    2:13 (2009)

  • I was just trying to give us a little jumpstart.

    Book Club (2018)

  • You know, five years ago, we walked into a bar, looking for a jumpstart for our car.

    The Informer (2019)

  • Attending one of these new technology sessions will give you the jumpstart you need to build amazing apps.

    Blog text (14)

  • These are funds that meet the purpose of TARP and could be a dramatic jumpstart to small business lending.

    Blog text (10)

  • We needed a jumpstart to get the car running again after the battery died.

  • He gave the old truck a jumpstart using his friend's car to connect the batteries.

  • The mechanic advised us to perform a jumpstart if the vehicle wouldn't start in the cold weather.

Synonyms

jump-start
vsjumpstart
2 4.0

An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables

is the same action but written without a hyphen in modern usage

Antonyms

stop
310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

Surface Forms

jumpstart singular
jumpstarts plural

Morphology

jumpstart = jump + start (transparent) = jump + start

As a noun describing the act, the compound is a straightforward naming of the procedure 'jump' + 'start'.

Etymology

Jumpstart names the act of using another vehicle's battery and cables to give a quick electrical 'jump' so a dead battery can 'start'. It is a fast boost to get the car going.