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Definition of kick-start verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    kick-start

     verb
    verb
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they kick-start
     
    he / she / it kick-starts
     
    past simple kick-started
     
    -ing form kick-starting
     
     
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  1. 1kick-start something to start a motorcycle by pushing down a lever with your foot
  2. 2kick-start something to do something to help a process or project start more quickly The government's attempt to kick-start the economy has failed.
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