jumpstart

jump-start

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp-stahrt]
- /ˈdʒʌmpˌstɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp-stahrt]
- /ˈdʒʌmpˌstɑrt/

Definitions of jumpstart word

noun jumpstart Also, jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables. 1
verb with object jumpstart to give a jump-start to: to jump-start an engine. 1
verb with object jumpstart to enliven or revive: to jump-start a sluggish economy. 1
noun jumpstart Alternative form of jump-start. 1
transitive verb jumpstart To jumpstart a vehicle that has a dead battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jumper cables. 0
transitive verb jumpstart To jumpstart a system or process that has stopped working or progressing means to do something that will make it start working quickly or effectively. 0

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Origin of jumpstart

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Jumpstart

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jumpstart

jumpstart popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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