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bump-starting

bump-starting is the present participle and gerund of bump-start.

Meaning of bump-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

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Questions about bump-starting

What is bump-starting the present participle and gerund of?
Bump-starting is the present participle and gerund of bump-start.

Words near bump-starting in the dictionary

  1. bump-offs
  2. bump-out
  3. bump-outs
  4. bump-start
  5. bump-started
  6. bump-starting
  7. bump-starts
  8. bump-stock
  9. bump-stocks
  10. bumpable
  11. bumpage

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