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1. Starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
   "my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbour";
   - jump-start

1. Start or re-start vigorously
   "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process";
   - jump-start
    
2. Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
   - jump-start, jump

Derived forms: jumpstarts, jump-starts, jump-started, jump-starting, jumpstarted, jumpstarting

Type of: action, begin, commence, lead off, start, start up

Encyclopedia: Jumpstart