kickstart

kick starter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kik-stahrt]
- /ˈkɪkˌstɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kik-stahrt]
- /ˈkɪkˌstɑrt/

Definitions of kickstart word

noun kickstart a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal. 1
verb with object kickstart to start by means of a kick starter: to kick-start a motorcycle. 1
noun kickstart Alternative spelling of kick start. 1

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Origin of kickstart

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Kickstart

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kickstart

kickstart popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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".

kickstart usage trend in Literature

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