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jump-starting

jump-starting is the present participle and gerund 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-starting

What is jump-starting the present participle and gerund of?
Jump-starting is the present participle and gerund of jump-start.

Words near jump-starting in the dictionary

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

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