jump-start meaning and definition

JUMP-START noun

Definition of jump-start (noun)

1. starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
   • "my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor"
   • synonyms: jumpstart

JUMP-START verb

Definition of jump-start (verb)

1. start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
   • synonyms: jump, jumpstart
2. start or re-start vigorously
   • "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
   • synonyms: jumpstart