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jump-started

jump-started is the simple past and past participle of jump-start.

Meaning of jump-start

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").
    Synonyms:
    boost
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To reactivate or rejuvenate.
    • Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

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Questions about jump-started

What is jump-started the simple past and past participle of?
Jump-started is the simple past and past participle of jump-start.

Words near jump-started in the dictionary

  1. jump-rope
  2. jump-ropes
  3. jump-scare
  4. jump-scares
  5. jump-start
  6. jump-started
  7. jump-starting
  8. jump-starts
  9. jumpable
  10. jumpathon
  11. jumpathons

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