# jump-start

Pronunciation: US say "JUMP-stahrt" /ˈd͡ʒʌmpˌstɑɹt/; UK say "JUMP-staht" /ˈd͡ʒʌmpˌstɑːt/

## Verb

1. To start a vehicle with a dead battery by connecting it with jumper cables to another power source, such as a charged battery in another car.
   - Simple: To start a car that has a dead battery by connecting it to another power source with cables.
   - _The mechanic jump-started the sedan after its lights had been left on all night._
   - _If your engine won't turn over, a neighbor can usually jump-start it in minutes._
2. To bring something back to life or activity, giving fresh energy to a process, effort, or organization that has stalled.
   - Simple: To get something working or active again, or give it new energy.
   - _The tax cuts were intended to jump-start the sluggish economy._
   - _A surprise hit single jump-started her stalled music career._

## Noun

3. The procedure or outcome of getting a vehicle with a dead battery running by drawing current from another source.
   - Simple: The act of starting a car with a dead battery using another power source.
   - _A quick jump-start was all the old pickup needed to get going._
   - _Roadside assistance plans usually cover jump-starts and flat tires._
4. A premature start in a race, when a competitor begins moving before the official starting signal.
   - Simple: A start made too early, before the signal to go is given.
   - _The official flagged a jump-start and ordered the runners back to the blocks._
   - _Repeated jump-starts forced officials to reset the race._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/jump-start (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).