jumpstart
juhmp stort
- n starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor - v start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
- v start or re-start vigorously
The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
- Senator McCain does not have an immediate plan to jumpstart our economy, and has failed to support Barack Obama's fiscal stimulus plan.
- Pro: Tried again to jumpstart Middle East peace process.
- He was looking for a way to jumpstart the puzzle and he found out I lived nearby and he called me.