to kickstart
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3.8
- verb
- /ˈkɪkˌstɑrt/
:
iniciar
- To kickstart her fitness journey, Emily joined a group exercise class that meets twice a week.
- kickstart a career
- kickstart the economy
Examples
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Ramos's first priority is kickstarting the Philippine economy.
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The first of these is what we call algorithmic thinking, and we'll kickstart that one today.
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You can learn a few video marketing ideas in this article to kickstart your new efforts.
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Figure out what works for you, and kickstart your program whenever you need it.
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Hopefully, we can now tool up for a large production run and kickstart our business!
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Winners of each contest will be featured and given professional studio time to kickstart their careers.
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While the federal stimulus plan has yet to kickstart the construction industry, some economists expect this will happen soon.
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First, they completely missed the music-player plus online music store trend which Apple kickstarted with the iPod.
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State disposal bans were effective in kickstarting many yard trimmings composting programs.
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The "Advancers" platform offers in-depth, profit-oriented training that enables people to kickstart their lucrative careers.
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Synonyms
504
3.7
To start something new with energy, often in public
422
2.3
To start doing something or to leave
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3.5
To start an event or activity, often officially
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4.2
Start a project or business successfully so it begins to work
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3.0
To make a machine or system begin to work
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2.8
To start a meeting or project by taking the first step
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3.8
To start an event or activity, for example a speech
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4.7
To make something begin or become active quickly and with energy
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4.8
To start quickly and get an early lead
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4.9
Start a new activity very successfully and make quick progress
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5.1
To start a project or activity
Begin something very quickly and with a lot of energy
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kickstart uses the same image of kick plus start: giving a 'strong push' to set something moving, so to kickstart a plan, morning, or economy is to start it quickly and with energy.