kick-start

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kick-start

(kĭk′stärt′)

tr.v. kick-start·ed, kick-start·ing, kick-starts

1. To start by using a kick starter: He kick-started the motorcycle and took off.

2. Informal To start or reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process): kick-start the economy with a large construction project.

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kick-start

(ˈkɪkˌstɑːt)

vb (tr)

1. to start (a motorcycle engine) by means of a pedal that is kicked downwards

2. informal to make (something) active, functional, or productive again

an action or event resulting in the reactivation of something

ˈkick-ˌstarter n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

kick′-start`

or kick′start`,

v.t.

1. to start by means of a device (kick′ start`er) that operates by a downward kick on a pedal: to kick-start a motorcycle.

2. jump-start (def. 3).

[1910–15]

kick-start

Past participle: kick-started
Gerund: kick-starting

Imperative
kick-start
kick-start

Present
I kick-start
you kick-start
he/she/it kick-starts
we kick-start
you kick-start
they kick-start

Preterite
I kick-started
you kick-started
he/she/it kick-started
we kick-started
you kick-started
they kick-started

Present Continuous
I am kick-starting
you are kick-starting
he/she/it is kick-starting
we are kick-starting
you are kick-starting
they are kick-starting

Present Perfect
I have kick-started
you have kick-started
he/she/it has kick-started
we have kick-started
you have kick-started
they have kick-started

Past Continuous
I was kick-starting
you were kick-starting
he/she/it was kick-starting
we were kick-starting
you were kick-starting
they were kick-starting

Past Perfect
I had kick-started
you had kick-started
he/she/it had kick-started
we had kick-started
you had kick-started
they had kick-started

Future
I will kick-start
you will kick-start
he/she/it will kick-start
we will kick-start
you will kick-start
they will kick-start

Future Perfect
I will have kick-started
you will have kick-started
he/she/it will have kick-started
we will have kick-started
you will have kick-started
they will have kick-started

Future Continuous
I will be kick-starting
you will be kick-starting
he/she/it will be kick-starting
we will be kick-starting
you will be kick-starting
they will be kick-starting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been kick-starting
you have been kick-starting
he/she/it has been kick-starting
we have been kick-starting
you have been kick-starting
they have been kick-starting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been kick-starting
you will have been kick-starting
he/she/it will have been kick-starting
we will have been kick-starting
you will have been kick-starting
they will have been kick-starting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been kick-starting
you had been kick-starting
he/she/it had been kick-starting
we had been kick-starting
you had been kick-starting
they had been kick-starting

Conditional
I would kick-start
you would kick-start
he/she/it would kick-start
we would kick-start
you would kick-start
they would kick-start

Past Conditional
I would have kick-started
you would have kick-started
he/she/it would have kick-started
we would have kick-started
you would have kick-started
they would have kick-started

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Verb

kick-start - start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter

start up, start - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"

kick-start

verb stimulate, encourage, prompt, spur, provoke, arouse, rouse, quicken, incite, gee up, get something going He has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates.

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Translations

kick-start

[ˈkɪkˈstɑːt]

A. N (also kick-starter) → pedal m de arranque

B. VT [+ engine] → arrancar con el pedal; [+ economy, market] → activar

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kick-start

[ˈkɪkˌstɑːt] (Brit)

1. n (also kick-starter) → pedale m d'avviamento

2. vt → mettere in moto (col pedale) (fig) to kick-start the economy → dare una spinta all'economia

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