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bump-start

bump-start verb: synonym of push-start.

Verb

bump-start (third-person singular simple present bump-starts, present participle bump-starting, simple past and past participle bump-started)

  1. Synonym of push-start.
    Synonyms:
    push-start

Noun

bump-start (plural bump-starts)

  1. Synonym of push-start.
    Synonyms:
    push-start

Synonyms of bump-start

Forms of bump-start

Verb
third-person singular presentbump-starts
present participlebump-starting
past participlebump-started
pastbump-started
Noun
pluralbump-starts

Questions about bump-start

What does bump-start mean?
Bump-start means synonym of push-start.
What part of speech is bump-start?
Bump-start can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of bump-start?
The past tense of bump-start is bump-started.

Words near bump-start in the dictionary

  1. bump-n'-grind
  2. bump-off
  3. bump-offs
  4. bump-out
  5. bump-outs
  6. bump-start
  7. bump-started
  8. bump-starting
  9. bump-starts
  10. bump-stock
  11. bump-stocks

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