jump-start

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").
2. (figuratively, transitive) To reactivate or rejuvenate.

Noun

1. The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
2. A false start.

Synonyms

jumpstart

jump

kick start

Translations

sauter

dar partida

pôr em movimento

acelerar

arrancar