🚀 To launch quickly ⚡ A quick boost 🏍️ To start by foot

to kickstart

1 4.5

To start a motorcycle engine by pushing a foot lever

verb
/ˈkɪkˌstɑrt/

: arrancar

To start the motorcycle, you simply need to kickstart the engine with your foot.

Examples

She learned how to kickstart her scooter when the electric starter failed.
It took several tries to kickstart the engine on that chilly morning.
He had to kickstart the old motorcycle after the battery died on the trip.
He kickstarted the motorcycle with a swift motion.
Can you kickstart the engine, please?
He had to kickstart the bike before hitting the road for his early morning ride.
After filling up the gas tank, you can easily kickstart the scooter and be on your way.

Synonyms

to crank

vsto kickstart

61 4.5

To turn a handle to make a machine work

use a foot lever instead of manual winding to start an engine

to start up

vsto kickstart

38 3.0

To make a machine or system begin to work

use a foot lever specifically for engines rather than general starting

to crank up

vsto kickstart

2 4.4

To start a machine by turning a handle

use a foot lever rather than manual handle turning to start engines

to crank the handle

vsto kickstart

1 3.7

Turn a handle by hand to make a machine start or work

use a foot lever instead of hand turning to start an engine

Antonyms

to stop

∞ 1.0

To make something end and not continue

Surface Forms

kickstart infinitive

kickstarted past

kickstarted past participle

kickstarting present participle

kickstarts third person singular

Morphology

kickstart = kick + start (transparent) = kick + start

The verb literally describes starting by a 'kick' action applied to a mechanism—components map directly to the mechanical action.

Etymology

Kickstart originally described starting an old motorcycle by using a foot kick on a lever — a 'quick push with the foot' to make the engine begin, so to kickstart a bike is to start its engine by foot.