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kick started

kick started is the simple past and past participle of kick start.

Meaning of kick start

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To start a motorcycle.
    • He kick started the motorcycle and took off.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To start or begin strongly or quickly.
    • To kick start your learning, let's summarize the basics.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).
    • To kick start the economy with a large construction project.

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Questions about kick started

What is kick started the simple past and past participle of?
Kick started is the simple past and past participle of kick start.

Words near kick started in the dictionary

  1. kick someone's ass
  2. kick someone's butt
  3. kick space
  4. kick spaces
  5. kick start
  6. kick started
  7. kick starting
  8. kick starts
  9. kick tail
  10. kick the beam
  11. kick the bucket

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