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jumpstarting

The correct spelling is jumpstarting.

How to pronounce jumpstarting

verb

Say it like: Jum-pst-art-ing

The correct spelling is jumpstarting. 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 cabl… For example: "Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career."

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Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

Definition

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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