Meaning Of The Word Jump start

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jump start in British English
to start (the engine of a motor vehicle) by using jumper cables, or by pushing the vehicle and then suddenly releasing the clutch when the vehicle has begun to roll
noun: the act of jump-starting a car
noun: the act of starting a car in this way
verb: to start the engine of (a car) by connecting it to another engine with jump leads or (of a car) to start in this way

jump-start
verb: To jump-start a vehicle which has a flat battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jump leads.

jump-start in American English
noun: the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables
transitive verb: to give a jump-start to

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