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Rarejumpstart
The correct spelling is jumpstart.
How to pronounce jumpstart
noun
Say it like: Jum-pst-art
The correct spelling is jumpstart. The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle. For example: "I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?"
Usage Examples
“I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?”
“Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
verb
- 1.To start a motor vehicle by passing an electrical current from a charged battery to the discharged ("dead" or "flat") battery of the vehicle being started, by using booster cables to temporarily connect the two batteries in parallel.
- 2.To reactivate or rejuvenate.
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