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kick starting

kick starting is the present participle and gerund 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 starting

What is kick starting the present participle and gerund of?
Kick starting is the present participle and gerund of kick start.

Words near kick starting in the dictionary

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

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