jumpstart
/ˈdʒʌmpstɑːrt/
verb
- To start a car engine that has a dead battery by connecting it to another car's battery with cables.
- He learned how to jumpstart a car in his driving class.
- We had to jumpstart the old truck after it sat in the garage all winter.
- My neighbor helped me jumpstart my car this morning.
- To give new energy or momentum to something that is not progressing or is stuck.
- She took a weekend course to jumpstart her career in graphic design.
- A small grant helped jumpstart the community garden project.
- The company hired a new manager to jumpstart sales.
Antonyms
noun
- An act of starting a car engine with a dead battery using cables connected to another car's battery.
- The mechanic offered a free jumpstart to anyone stranded in the lot.
- I gave my friend a jumpstart when his battery died in the parking lot.
- After a jumpstart, the car ran fine for the rest of the trip.
- Something that gives new energy or a boost to a process or activity.
- A good breakfast can be a jumpstart to your whole day.
- The new funding was the jumpstart the program needed.
- Her speech provided a jumpstart to the fundraising campaign.