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Noun: kick starter  kik staa(r)-tu(r)
  1. A lever-operated mechanism for starting an engine, especially on a motorcycle, by pushing down with the foot
    "He had to use the kick starter to get his old motorcycle running";
    - kick start, kick-start

Derived forms: kick starters

Type of: starter, starter motor, starting motor

Part of: bike, motorbike [Brit], motorcycle

Encyclopedia: Kick starter