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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. 1.The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.

verb

  1. 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. 2.To reactivate or rejuvenate.

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