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jump-start

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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]