kick-start

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kik stahrt]
- /kɪk stɑrt/
- /kɪk stɑːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kik stahrt]
- /kɪk stɑrt/

Definitions of kick-start word

verb with object kick-start to start by means of a kick starter: to kick-start a motorcycle. 1
noun kick-start a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal. 1
verb kick-start To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again. 0
verb kick-start Kick-start is also a noun. 0
verb kick-start If you kick-start a motorcycle, you press the lever that starts it with your foot. 0
verb kick-start to start (a motorcycle engine) by means of a pedal that is kicked downwards 0

See all 12 definitions of kick-start

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Origin of kick-start

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kick-start

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kick-start

kick-start popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.