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" Synonym(s):jumpstart, jump-start
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start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it
to another car's battery Synonym(s):jumpstart, jump-start, jump
start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" Synonym(s):jumpstart, jump-start