jump-start
ˌjump-ˈstart
verb [transitive]
1. (also jump American English) to start a car whose battery has lost power by connecting it to the battery of another car
2. to help a process or activity to start or become more successful:
Congress hopes the tax cut will jump-start the economy.
—jump start noun [countable]
ˌjump-ˈstart
verb [transitive]1. (also jump American English) to start a car whose battery has lost power by connecting it to the battery of another car
2. to help a process or activity to start or become more successful:
—jump start noun [countable]