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push-start

push-start verb: to start a motor car by pushing it (in neutral) and engaging a gear when it has sufficient velocity.

Verb

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

  1. To start a motor car by pushing it (in neutral) and engaging a gear when it has sufficient velocity
    Synonyms:
    bump-start

Noun

push-start (plural push-starts)

  1. The starting of a vehicle in this manner.
    Synonyms:
    bump-start

Synonyms of push-start

Forms of push-start

Verb
third-person singular presentpush-starts
present participlepush-starting
past participlepush-started
pastpush-started
Noun
pluralpush-starts

Questions about push-start

What does push-start mean?
Push-start means to start a motor car by pushing it (in neutral) and engaging a gear when it has sufficient velocity.
What part of speech is push-start?
Push-start can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of push-start?
The past tense of push-start is push-started.

Words near push-start in the dictionary

  1. push-pull
  2. push-pull amplifier
  3. push-pull amplifiers
  4. push-pulls
  5. push-scrolling
  6. push-start
  7. push-started
  8. push-starting
  9. push-starts
  10. push-through
  11. push-throughs

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