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kick-start

or kick·start

[ kik-stahrt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to start by means of a kick starter:

    to kick-start a motorcycle.



kick-start

/ ˈkɪkˌstɑːt /

verb

  1. to start (a motorcycle engine) by means of a pedal that is kicked downwards
  2. informal.
    to make (something) active, functional, or productive again
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an action or event resulting in the reactivation of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈkick-ˌstarter, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kick-start1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

Almost 12 years on, Steve Borthwick's side prepare to host the All Blacks to kick-start their Autumn Nations Series campaign, having narrowly lost both matches in their 2-0 summer series defeat in New Zealand.

From BBC

The Olympics can kick-start projects that have sat dormant on a city’s to-do list.

When Whibley eventually attempted to end their physical encounters, he said Nori became enraged, calling Whibley “homophobic” and saying he “owed” him for kick-starting his music career, according to the memoir.

They worry influencers are pushing children to splurge on products that in some cases could cause damage to sensitive young skin, and are concerned the craze is kick-starting an unhealthy fixation with physical appearance.

There is a lot of rousing rhetoric today about carbon capture, following the government’s pledge of £21.7bn of public funds over the next 25 years to help kick-start the industry in the UK.

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